to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
here and there; in places
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
at the same time; at a time; at one time; simultaneously
town; city; municipal; urban
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
counter for chairs or seats; foot; leg
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
front; frontage; facade; main
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to discuss; to talk together
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
to talk; to chat; to chatter
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone