to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
chair; stool; post; office; position
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
objection; dissent; protest
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
stirring; slight movement
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
opposite direction; reverse; retrorse
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
pale; pallid; bluish-white
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to get distracted; to jump off the track
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
in that way; like that; that way
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
forced laugh; forced smile