(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to turn towards; to point
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
surroundings; environs; circumference
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
one by one; one after another; successively
war; battle; match; game; competition
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to complete most of something; to take a concrete shape; for the most important parts to be done; (lit.) the nose and eyes are in place
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
great laughter; burst of laughter
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
half-length statue or portrait; bust
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to find out; to discover; to detect