to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
cabinet; housing (of equipment)
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva