understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
number one; first; best; most; game; round
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
sound of voice; vocal sound
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to crouch; to squat; to cower
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread