nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; nature (of something); character; kind
to strain every nerve; to feel nervous
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
carbonic acid; carbonated water; baking soda; sodium carbonate
with these words; while saying
late at night; small hours of the morning
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
successively; one after another
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
without one's knowledge; easily
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to kick over; to kick down
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
normalcy; normality; normal
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades