to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
long ago; a long time ago; already
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to squeeze out; to wring out
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss; to loiter; to hang around; to wander around
looking over someone's shoulder
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
practice; practising; training; study
to keep a watchful eye on
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
training room (hall); gymnasium
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
outsider; someone outside of a group
(the) executive; administration; leadership