small horse; pony; foal; colt; filly
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
be (that) as it may; having said that
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
perfunctory; cursory; passing; chance (e.g. customer); transient; stray
to spend time (on doing something)
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
pottery (i.e. the place); potter
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
to drop; to lose; to let fall
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
for a while; for some time; for a period
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
youthful; young; young-looking
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
outward; superficial; external; apparent
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other