to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
to blow off; to be blown off
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
newly washed hair; wet hair
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to bite; to sink one's teeth into; to nip
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
(eating) noisily; (chewing) with an open mouth; crumpled; creased; messy; disorderly
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
along; parallel to; in accordance with
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
to be choked up; to be crushed (emotionally); to be overcome (with emotion); to be shocked; to be horrified
shoulder strap (on a dress)
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to pierce through; to break through
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with