to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
inside; interior; inner part
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
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)
outside a gate; beyond one's area of expertise
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
vitality; (one's) life force
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
light (e.g color, fabric); faint; somehow; kind of; scarce; slim
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to suck; to draw out; to aspirate; to start to suck; to begin sucking
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
had better ...; had better not ...
throwaway; disposable; single-use
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
outside world; physical world
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
calling by name; designation; nomination
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
calamity; disaster; accident
regret; repentance; remorse
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to help carry a load; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
to order; to command; to appoint
familiarity (of a sound, etc.)
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)