musical accompanist (in noh, kabuki, etc.); background instruments
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
old woman; joker (in old maid)
to lay aside; to set aside
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
sheaf of rice; bundle of rice plants
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
the way one works; one's working manner
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
first ears of rice of the season; first crops of the season; first harvest of the season; offering (to the gods)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to compose; to put together
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
sound; tone; note; ring; chirp
tucking up the hem of one's garments
candy vendor (esp. an Edo-period candy vendor who sold candy while walking around playing the flute or another musical instrument); candy vender
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
covering one's head with a handkerchief, scarf, etc.; tying a cloth around one's head; feigning ignorance; shutting one's eyes (to)
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
fence; hedge; railing; barrier; wall
allotment; assignment; allocation; distribution; layout; editing
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
the deceased; the departed; old friend; longtime acquaintance
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage