to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
many; numerous; various; large number of
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
hostility; animosity; enmity
out of control; uncontrollable
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
empirical; from experience
particularly; only; in the case of
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
dull sound; muffled sound
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
abrupt; sudden; unexpected