to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
ahead; before; the future; pardon me for leaving (first)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents; ungrateful child; unfilial child
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
from now; from this moment; henceforth
(person treated as a) plaything
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to let down one's guard; to relax one's guard
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
floor above; floor upstairs
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing