to steal a kiss; to snatch a kiss
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
thought; consideration; thinking
way; method; means; resource; course
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
moment by moment; hour by hour
absentmindedness; peace of mind
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
understood; I see; OK; present; here
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
declaration; proclamation; announcement
tomfoolery; monkey business
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)