fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to be to the point; to be pertinent
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to become dim; to become blurred
to be kind to; to treat kindly
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
drop (e.g. of water); drip
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to approach; to draw near
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
welcome; (warm) reception
to loaf around (on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down