clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to rush over; to run up to
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
watchful waiting; careful supervision
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to be born; to come into the world
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning