uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
breath; breathing; tone; mood
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of