to comfort; to console; to amuse
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
such ... as; or some such
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
(not) even once; (not) ever
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
drenched; soaked; romantically
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
should; must; -able; probably; likely
body; physical system; (the) person
river; stream; River; the ... river
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably