pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to shout (in anger); to yell
in this way; thus; such; uh...
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to jump at; to be attracted by
being about to cry; the verge of tears
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to approach; to draw near
to talk; to chat; to chatter
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
again (and again); once again; yet again
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
patterns of thinking; train of thought
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy