third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
opinion; point of view; visual point
innumerable; countless; numberless
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
divine possession; eccentric behavior; fanaticism
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
index finger; forefinger; second toe
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to roll about; to writhe about
to be surprised; to be astonished
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
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
reproachful; hateful; bitter
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
though one didn't intend (expect) to
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
technique; art; skill; move