hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
surely (not); certainly (not)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
yearned for; longed for; missed
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
so; like this; in this way
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
prostitute; whore; tramp; floozy; slut
to lead someone around by the nose
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
life; living; I; me; student
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to jar; to creak; to grate
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext