with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
to turn towards; to point
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to give flowers as a gift
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
custom; habit; customary practice
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
one's figure during sleep
the way back; the way home; return trip
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding