cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
how can (one) do something
both; both sides; both parties
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
primary school; elementary school; grade school
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
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)
to go past; to pass; to pass by
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to play accompaniment; to keep time; to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
strong interaction; strong force
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to be transparent; to show through
to apologize; to apologise
to become pale; to turn pale
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
(arch.) to rub into; to train for; to prepare for
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
stress-induced; stress-related
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to step firmly; to harden by treading