painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
grotesque; bizarre; weird; grotesque (style)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
rope; cord; policeman's rope
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
stamp; sticker (in messaging apps); (large) emoji
knot (in rope, etc.); bonds; arrest; rope impressions (on the surface of pottery)
because of; owing to; due to
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
from now; from this moment; henceforth
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
unfortunate; unhappy; ill-fated; hapless
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
since one was born; (in) all one's life
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
personal; individual; private
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
still; even now; to this day
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to close (one's eyes); to shut
in succession; one after another
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
(a) little; somewhat; somehow