reality; actuality; hard fact
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
one person; another name; nickname; alias
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
(period of) a year; during an era
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
degradation over time; time-related deterioration
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
odds and ends; all; every
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
Mach (number); (at a) fast speed
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
acceleration; speeding up
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
dozens; scores of; decades