diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
all; entire; whole; altogether
to triumph; to be elated with success
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
waist; waistline; waist measurement
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to be kind to; to treat kindly
without; but if; otherwise; or else
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
prostitute; whore; tramp; floozy; slut
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
having not the slightest idea
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something