to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
calamity; disaster; accident
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
in person; personally; directly
just past noon; afternoon
break (in the weather, esp. rain or snow); interval of clear weather; patch of blue sky; (arch.) period of serenity
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
before ... days (months, etc.)