chair; stool; post; office; position
to fall off; to tumble down
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
because of; owing to; due to
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to rise; to erect; to get up
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
sandstorm; noise (video); snow
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to lie down; to throw oneself down
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)