that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
suffix for familiar person
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
silence (not speaking); muteness
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
step; stride; counter for steps
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
bank; weir; embankment; levee
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
firmly; solidly; heartily
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
both hands; both arms; ten
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
observation; survey; watching
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down