with a crack; with a smash
to smash; to break into pieces
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
even if; even though; however; no matter how
measurement error; calculation error
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
to come to an end; to close the curtain
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
school building; schoolhouse
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
as if nothing had happened
to raise one's voice; to shout
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river