depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
with a clang; with a bang; with a crash
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
directly opposite; right in front
cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
heart attack; angina pectoris
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to shake; to sway; to waver
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
whole face; all over one's face
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
sundry; various; assorted
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
to rub; to scrub; to scrape