tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
close to the wall; alongside the wall
manner of using one's hands
to throw on the fire; to burn
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
never mind!; don't worry about it
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to warm oneself at the fire
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
difference; variation; difference
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
no matter how much time passes
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important