nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
senior high school student
incident; affair; happening; event
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
nonetheless; nevertheless
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
from the viewpoint of; according to
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)