to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
they; those guys; those fellows
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)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to approach; to draw near
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
being filled with; being full of; permeation
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to come in (of light); to shine in; to stream in; to pour in
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
vitality; (one's) life force
to hide; to keep to oneself
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to lie down; to throw oneself down
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that