time; season; period; phase; stage
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
opening of the beachgoing season
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
kindergarten pupil; kindergartener
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
horizon (related to bodies of water)
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
sweet potatoes baked in hot stones or pebbles
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
serious look (on one's face); straight face
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)