calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
ratio; proportion; percentage
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
backward somersault; back handspring; backflip
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
killing time; staving off boredom
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
manly; masculine; like a man
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
family structure; family composition; family makeup
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
high and low (social standing)
not limited to; not just ...
archaic word; obsolete word; old saying; old adage; old language; ancient language
to talk; to chat; to chatter