to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
steady; firm; solid; secure
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
charming; fascinating; attractive
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
step; stride; counter for steps
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
to spring at; to leap upon
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
respiratory tract; air duct
in the meanwhile; during the time