moment; brief space of time
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
war; battle; match; game; competition
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
discovery; detection; finding
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
wisdom; intelligence; sagacity
to search for; to seek for; to look for
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
pendant (jewelry); pendant (light)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
to slide into; to slip into
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
corridor; hallway; passageway
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
long (time); protracted; prolonged
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day