as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to be the ruin of (a person)
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
one thin flat object; one sheet
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
metal fittings; metal fixtures
to backfire; to have a harmful result
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to pick up; to find; to gather
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
having said that; on the other hand
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
both hands; both arms; ten
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
next; following; subsequent; stage; station