sincerity; true heart; devotion
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
good person; virtuous person
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
incident; affair; happening; event
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to become pale; to turn pale
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
more than usual; especially; particularly
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
long slits (esp. of eyes)
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to do someone in; to bump someone off
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she