self-consciousness; self-awareness
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to go past; to pass; to pass by
innumerable; countless; numberless
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
scene; spectacle; sight; view
don't you think?; indicates question
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
enumeration; citation; listing
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to become completely chilled
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear