instruction in the ways of love
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
not yet known; unknown; strange
snapping back (at someone) despite being in the wrong; getting mad back
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
to finish reading; to read through
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
(of a woman) strong-minded; spirited; mannish
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
blighted love; disappointed love
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
every evening; night after night
wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
after a long time; for the first time in a while