pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
pencil case; pen case; writing case; brush case
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to run up to; to rush over
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
saving (e.g. energy); cutting down on (e.g. alcohol); save; save
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
(lit.) to carry a bomb; to have a bomb about to go off; to have an imminent problem; to be in danger of relapse
to overflow from something full
negative emotions; negative feelings
scenery; scene; landscape
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to be silent; to say nothing
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)