to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
protection against dust; dust-proof; dust-tight
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
vent; ventilation opening
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
night watch; night guard; night shift
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
to gather; to collect; to assemble
chivalrous spirit; heroic defence of the weak; chivalrous man; ruffian who acts under the pretence of chivalry
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to melt (of a metal); to fuse
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed