firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
ten; 10; ten years of age
step; stride; counter for steps
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
finely chiseled (features)
virile; tough; masculine; sharp (features, look, etc.); fierce; dauntless
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
both hands; both arms; ten
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; to be crazy about something
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
little by little; bit by bit
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)
participant; entrant; player; competitor
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing