secret; private; surreptitious
hard struggle; strenuous effort
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
black tinge; black colour; black color; (arch.) black part; (arch.) dark spot
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to increase; to add to; to augment
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
submersion; inundation; being flooded
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
but; however; provided that
a little bit; a little while
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)