reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
by myself; in person; by oneself
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
head over heels; headlong; head first
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
changing clothes; change of clothes
together; at the same time; same; identical
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
crown; diadem; bottle cap
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)
woman; female; feminine gender
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to