to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
hateful; detestable; loathsome
to spit out; to eject; to dump
gossip; corner of the mouth
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
one's view on love; one's philosophy of love
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
father; dad; husband; you; he
leaving everything up to someone else
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
to shut in; to confine; to contain
very young; little; childish; immature
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
infant; baby; little child
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
to be kind to; to treat kindly
opposite; reverse; contrary
in succession; one after another
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life