first thing in the morning
funeral parlor (parlour); funeral home; undertaker's; undertaker; mortician; funeral director
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to hurt; to smart; to sting
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
pale; pallid; bluish-white
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
crying face; face of a person who is crying
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
nictitation; winking; palpebration; (arch.) moment; (arch.) instant; (arch.) second
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
pink (colour, color); peach
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
really; truly; indeed; good grief
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces