plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break
one's last journey; the journey to the other world; death
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
room for female servants; room where there are women; jail for women
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
living room (Western style); sitting room
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to bend down (in submission); to bow down; to (crouch) and hide (behind); to conceal oneself; to lie down (and sleep)
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane