to bind; to fasten; to tie up
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
to fly around; to scatter
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to collect; to assemble; to gather
crown; diadem; bottle cap
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
log; log; logarithm; log (tree trunk or branch); logbook (of a ship or aircraft); log (device for measuring the speed of a ship)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
accurate; flawless; perfectly ordered; without deviation
connection; link; relationship
with a start; with a jump
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
declaration; proclamation; announcement
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
that's the way it is; such is life
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
applicant; candidate; volunteer
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy