pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
pale; pallid; bluish-white
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fatuus
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
crescent moon; young moon
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
entertainment district; amusement area; pleasure quarter; red-light district
love hotel; short-stay hotel used primarily for sexual activities
about; concerning; related to; -ish
stark naked; completely naked; nude
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
myself; yourself; I; me; you
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
both hands; both arms; ten
to become greasy; to become oily; to be loud and garish
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
electrical tape; insulating tape
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
trunks (swimming, boxing, etc.); trunks (underwear); boxers; boxer shorts
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)