to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
discharging (electrically; e.g. of a battery); electrical discharge; discharge
(occurring) in a chain reaction; chain-like; sequential
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
chivalrous spirit; heroic defence of the weak; chivalrous man; ruffian who acts under the pretence of chivalry
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
Japanese royal fern (Osmunda japonica); Asian royal fern; flowering fern
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
a few seconds; several seconds
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
again; once more; a second time
silence; stillness; quietness
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
muscle fiber; muscle fibre
to get between; to be caught in
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
amount of light; quantity of light
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state