uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
support; backing; aid; assistance
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
peace (esp. of the world); tranquillity; calm
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
all night; throughout the night