to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
some other time; another time
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
after a long time; for the first time in a while
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
most of all; extremely; supremely
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
close; intimate; on good terms
normalcy; normality; normal
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
one thin flat object; one sheet
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
contemplation; meditation
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
trailing; chasing after; imitation; copy
explanation; interpretation
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
nothing but; none other than