to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
egosearching; egosurfing; self-googling
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
anything and everything; just about everything
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to subsist; to keep on living
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
pull tab; pull-tab; ring pull
to put into the mouth; to eat
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
the other day; a few days ago
to shine; to glitter; to be bright