to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
few decades; many decades; several decades
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
research; study; investigation
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
completion; perfection; accomplishment
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
several weeks; a few weeks
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid