familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
idea man; ideas man; person of ideas
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
being dead drunk; drunken stupor
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
unhappiness; misfortune; ill luck
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
sash roller; door roller; roller for a sliding door
squeaking (of an engine, skis on snow, etc.)
busiest and most profitable business period; peak season
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
seat at a table; place at a table
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
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
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to rebuke strongly; to tell off
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to straighten up; to sit upright
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
flash (of light); glint; schiller
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid