to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
please (give me); please (do for me)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
another; different; separate; discrete
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
forcibly; by force; against one's will
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
mold; mould; template; figure; shape; form
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
after that; afterwards; thereafter
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit