cheerful; lively; lighthearted
plainly; clearly; vividly
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
to blow out; to spout out
how can (one) do something
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
silence; stillness; quietness
just one person; only one
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
wherein; therein; thereinto
root; joint; base; crotch
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
if so; in that case; in that situation
to yearn for; to pine for
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to choke; to have trouble breathing
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument