turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
vomiting and diarrhea (diarrhoea)
vomit; spew; confessing; extremely; really
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
great difference; big difference; wide margin
pink; erotic; blue; pornographic
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
model; prototype; archetype; (sewing) pattern
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
reading aloud; recitation
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
to fan; to incite; to instigate
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
karma (from one's previous life)
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
understanding and acceptance; spiritual awakening; a heart that understands truth; (feeling of) resignation
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation