(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
(always) having ready; having on hand; being provided with; standing; permanent; regular
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
such; this sort of; like this
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
surrounding at a distance
this world; this life; world of the living
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
vocabulary notebook; ring of vocabulary flash cards
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
to talk; to chat; to chatter
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to eat too much; to overeat
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
memory; ability to remember
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
somewhere; in some respects; in some way