to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to happen to meet; to come across
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
sitting with one knee drawn up
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding