early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to have a talk; to tell a story
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
tenth day of the month; ten days
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
housing (i.e. accommodation); housing (equipment, etc.); cabinet; hosting (e.g. computer services)
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
fish-based cooking; fish dish
study; research; investigation
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
to watch steadily; to stare
frequency (of occurrence)
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for