madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
half-length statue or portrait; bust
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to cry and shout; to scream
level ground; plain; flatland
incident; affair; happening; event
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to shake; to waver; to tremble
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
numerator; molecule; member; element
that's the way it is; such is life
light from outside; natural light
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
hydrogen sulphide; hydrogen sulfide; sulphuretted hydrogen; sulfuretted hydrogen
feces and urine; excreta; human waste
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
brush and paper; written description
whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
four generations; fourth generation immigrant; yonsei; the fourth (e.g. George IV)
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
perfume; fragrance; aroma; balm; sweet scent
minor details; nonessentials
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
cleaning out mud from a ditch or drain
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
muddy water; red-light district