central part; heart (of a city)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
yearned for; longed for; missed
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
it is not (like that) either
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
name; given name; first name
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)