to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
middle of the night; dead of night
to take a breath; to take a short rest
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
all; entire; whole; altogether
being startled; getting a shock
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
even though; despite; when
to push aside; to brush aside
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
field; plain; prairie; moor
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
yearned for; longed for; missed
to cry softly; to sob; to weep
and; thereupon; because of that
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which