to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
busy; having no (free) time
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
both hands; both arms; ten
to shake; to sway; to waver
just one person; only one
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
keep up your strength; chin up!
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
such; like that; that sort of; very
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)