fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
as if it were about oneself
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
grey moustache; white beard
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
bamboo dealer; person selling bamboo or articles made of bamboo; house made of bamboo
long roofed passageway (originally having an earthen floor and used as a bridle path)
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
handwoven; handspun; weaving by hand
night stall; night shop; night fair
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
shopping; purchased goods
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
amount of money; sum of money
more than anything; above all else
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend