to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
husband and wife; married couple
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
in person; personally; directly
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to crouch; to squat; to cower
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
that day; the very same day
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell