choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
living by oneself; living alone
hey there; I say; see here
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
many; numerous; various; large number of
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
evident; plain; distinct; clear
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
discipline; punishment; reprimand
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
death from disease; death from illness
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing
to step forward; to take a step forward
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to poke each other; to jab each other
to say it out loud; to yell out; to emphasize
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
conflict; fighting each other
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)