coincident with; while; simultaneously
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
large tree; big tree; huge tree
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
living thing; living creature; animal; life
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
something like ...; something called ...
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to look around; to survey
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously