promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
don't you think?; indicates question
business; trade; operations; sales
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
sensual; sexy; voluptuous
limbs; arms and legs; body
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
back street; back alley; off-street