to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
immediately; right away; on the spot
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
flour; meal; powder; dust
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
near; nearby; not far off
to rush over; to run up to
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
a little bit; a little while
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
light (e.g. colour, color)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
aggressiveness; competitive spirit; fighting spirit
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
cave; cavern; den; grotto
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized