straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
short pants; shorts; breeches; knickerbockers
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
living room (Western style); sitting room
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
simmering; (boiling) gently
gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
marine product; marine (e.g. product, animal etc.)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise