rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
(overnight) stay; lodging; inn; hotel; night duty; anchorage
when it becomes; when it comes to
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
silence (not speaking); muteness
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to collapse; to flop (onto)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay