slap in the face; slap on the cheek
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to thrust away; to send flying
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
two grains; two drops; two bead
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
father; dad; husband; you; he
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to strangle; to constrict
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
footwear; footgear; shoes
high heels; high-heeled shoes
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
inside; interior; inner part
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
government office; agency; board
to control; to command; to get the better of
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to hand over; to surrender
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
swallowing; understanding; apprehension
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to say no more; to sink into silence
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
under the sod; one's grave; the other world