person of common sense; common sense man
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
heigh-ho; heave-ho; hold on!; just a minute; la-la
button (clothing); push-button
toe; toe (of a golf club)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
both hands; both arms; ten
flustered; confused; panicked
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
how; in what way; by what means
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy
matter of time; question of time
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
counter for choices, options, etc.
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
this and that; one thing and another
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to make do with; to manage with; to make shift; to get (something) done in time; to have ready (by)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river