to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)
to insert (usu. as part of sexual intercourse)
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
debauched; lewd; lascivious; lecherous; salacious; wild
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to repeat; to do something over again
good feeling; feeling good
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
toot (e.g. of trumpet); honk (e.g. of klaxon); beep; farting sound; sound of something being inflated; puff
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying