Takamatsu (city in Kagawa)
thrush (esp. the dusky thrush, Turdus naumanni)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
loose (e.g. belt); slovenly; careless; slack
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
bare legs; bare feet; stockingless legs
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
innocent; cherubic; childlike
(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare
to dart away; to dart off; to gallop away
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper
society; the world; the times
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to push away; to push aside; to shove
acceleration; speeding up