to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; to be crazy about something
how can (one) do something
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to leave in the dark; to leave out in the cold; to keep out of the loop; (lit.) to leave outside the mosquito net
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to take out; to take a handful of; to grab and throw; to turn someone out (of house, room, etc.)
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
one's own flesh and blood; blood relative; kinsman; flesh and bone; (one's) body
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)
sweeping sideways; mowing down
to be expensive; to be costly
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
to become completely chilled
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
evil spirit (that possesses someone); demon; devil
to drive a wedge into (e.g. enemy defences); to wedge apart
pair (esp. of mated animals); brace; couple; (anatomical) joint
to be enthralled by; to be disguised as
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)
supernatural calamities; harm caused by spirits
sufferings; ordeals; agony; Passion (of Christ); crucifixion
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be dead; to be lifeless
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless