nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
poor doctor; inept doctor; quack
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to check; to stop; to keep back
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
everywhere; all over; throughout
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
esophagus; gullet; esophageal
respiratory tract; air duct
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
confusion; distraction; derangement
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to be smeared; to be covered
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
victim; injured party; sufferer