becoming red-hot; red heat; scorching heat; burning (love); passionate (e.g. debate); ardent
doorknob; door knob; door handle
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
the five fingers; leading five; top five
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
falling over; toppling sideways
unable to speak (due to overwhelming emotion); soundless; mute
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
sense of loss; feeling of loss
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to be torn off; to come off
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
various; diverse; divergent; each according to one's own wishes
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
person who died for a cause; guinea pig (for a new product or service); test subject; hitobashira; ritual human sacrifice by burying a living person under or near a large-scale construction project to invoke divine protection
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter