manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
incident; affair; happening; event
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
Japanese hackberry (Celtis sinensis var. japonica); Chinese nettle tree; enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes); winter mushroom; velvet shank
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
indeed; really; truly; very much
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
meaning; connotation; denotation
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
underground; subterranean
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to be found; to be discovered
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
materials; data; document
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
successive generations; successive emperors
extract; excerpt; selection
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
true state; actual condition; reality
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
briskly; quickly; promptly
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
hills and fields; hill and dale
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
to be too numerous; to be too much
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range