full ripeness; full maturity
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
exactly as stated; verbatim
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
as a child; when one was a child
until now; so far; up to the present
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to fall ill; to be taken ill
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to become empty; to be emptied
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
decision; determination; resolution
to look down on; to make light of