busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
efficacy; benefit; efficiency; effect; result; success
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged