to pierce through; to break through
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
body; physique; build; stature
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to breathe while sleeping
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
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
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
feeling of loneliness; feeling of desolation
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)