heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
sleeping together; sleeping with; sharing a bed
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
until now; so far; up to the present
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
final; eventual; ultimate
any more; any further; any better; any longer
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to breathe while sleeping
so; like this; in this way
tomfoolery; monkey business
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
though; notwithstanding; although
breathing of a sleeping person
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of