to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to find out; to discover; to locate
hostility; animosity; enmity
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
retreating figure; appearance from behind
by means of; due to; because of; according to
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to indicate; to show; to point to
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
older brother and younger sister
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
with a start; with a jump
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)