shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to repeat; to do something over again
myself; yourself; I; me; you
this world; this life; world of the living
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to feel; to sense; to experience
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
front; frontage; facade; main
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
silence (not speaking); muteness
chair; stool; post; office; position
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party