to shake; to sway; to waver
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
walking briskly; determinedly
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to look around; to take a view of
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
stirring; slight movement
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
melancholy; gloom; depression
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
what do you want?; can I help you?
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
warm and snug; soft and comfortable
quietly; slowly; gracefully
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with