weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
sympathy; compassion; pity
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to get hungry; to become hungry
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil