bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
much the same; nearly equal
to crack; to develop a crack
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
scrubbing and washing; kitchen work
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
for some (unspecified) reason
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
like this; this sort; this way
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
determination; resolution
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to surround; to crowd around
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
European magpie (Pica pica)
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
the other day; a few days ago
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
sympathy; compassion; pity
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
to become the subject of rumours or conversations
small; fine; detailed; stingy
to sink (into); to get depressed
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
melancholy; gloom; depression
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
entreaty; supplication; petition
Ministry of Personnel (Tang-dynasty China)