unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
physical strength; muscle strength
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to practice magic; to practise magic
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
(formation of) three people sleeping side by side (esp. a child between two parents); (lit.) "river" character
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
while alive; during one's lifetime
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
so what!; who gives a damn?
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to rise; to erect; to get up
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
notebook computer; laptop
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily