dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
rest; break; recess; intermission
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to dry up completely; to become stale
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
groundless rumor (rumour)
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to say; to be called; to do
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
feeling; sense; impression
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
to cling tearfully to (someone)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
by all means; by all costs
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
street at night; making a night journey
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to fall on one's backside
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river