old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
indigestion; dyspepsia; incomprehensibility; inability to understand
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
vermiculation; peristalsis; crawling like a worm
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
to frolic about; to mess around
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
older sister; lass; young lady
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
basic mistake; careless mistake
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to be opposite; to face each other
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition