to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
if you like; if you prefer; if ... doesn't suit you; if you don't like ...; what's more; furthermore
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
way of calling (something or someone)
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
they; those guys; those fellows
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
(distant) howling; howl; backbiting; criticizing someone behind their back
to approach; to draw near
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
a few seconds; several seconds
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
greeting the New Year (on New Year's Eve); welcoming the New Year
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
(wandering) minstrel; troubadour
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
singing to one's own accompaniment; reciting while playing the shamisen, biwa, etc.
man; male; masculine gender
to yearn (for); to pine (for); to long (for); to be madly in love (with); to be consumed with love (for)
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially