while crying; tearfully; in tears
how admirably; how wonderfully; incredibly well; splendidly
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
hand used like a sword in striking
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
powerful person; influential person
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
woman; lady; adult female
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery; coal-mine shaft
characteristic way of speaking
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter
club budget; club expense
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to roll about; to writhe about
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
sweet tooth; love of sweet things
merry drinker; one who laughs easily
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
elder sister; effeminate man
something; some kind of; for some reason
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (of a single person)