before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
behind; in the rear; in back
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
accurate; correct; precise; exact
such ... as; or some such
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
front; frontage; facade; main
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to bend; to warp; to curve
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
while; during; while; although; all; both
to turn towards; to point
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
remembrance; recollection; recognition
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)