improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to anticipate; to foresee
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
clearing one's throat; cough
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
hair pulled tightly back in a bun
tasteful; elegant; refined; charming; attractive
(a person's) appearance; looks
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
ability; capability; skill
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
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
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
woman; lady; adult female
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to lie down (in bed); to retire (to bed); to become bedridden (with an illness)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
back (of a chair); backrest