blind female beggar who sings or plays shamisen
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
this and that; one thing or another; something or other; and whatnot; and the rest
before the gate; in front of the gate
empty; hollow; bare; vacant; deserted
piercing (cold); biting (wind)
average height; average body height
weather; climate; disposition; temperament
hiding one's embarrassment
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
to miss; to fail to capitalize; to fail to capitalise
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
dizzyingly; to feel dizzy
white-eye family of birds (Zosteropidae); Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)
brown-eared bulbul (Hypsipetes amaurotis)
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
Suzuki (Japanese automobile and motorcycle manufacturer)
companion; partner; spouse
one's (own) house; one's (own) home
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
to get out of shape; to lose shape
small hill; low hill; hillock
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
competing in earnest (esp. in sumo)
seeing and hearing; (from) one's own experiences