to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
if you think about it; come to think of it
sparse; distant (of a relationship); estranged; alienated
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy (person); lackadaisical
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
cleaning equipment closet; broom closet
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
without leaving any trace
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
even so; anyhow; at any rate
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
one thin flat object; one sheet
(with a) start; fright; alarm
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation