to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
exploitation; overuse; abuse
that day; the very same day
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
back street; back alley; off-street
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
puddle of blood; pool of blood
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
opposite side; opposition
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to keep standing; to stand motionless
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
to push back; to press back; to force back
to cover fully; to wrap around
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)