originally; by nature; from the start
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction
long; drawn-out; very long
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to thrust before; to thrust at
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
while; during; performed in this condition
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
index finger; forefinger; second toe
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
still; even now; to this day
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
clearly; distinctly; vividly
wherein; therein; thereinto
end; tip; extremities; terminal
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
image; figure; figure; form; image
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate