slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
rampancy; prevalence; domination
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
gnashingly (e.g. gritting one's teeth); with a grinding sound; with a creak
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)