mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
hanging around; wandering around (aimlessly); moving around (restlessly); running around
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
artless but attractive in a quaint sense
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
analgesia; insensitivity to pain
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
long ago; a long time ago; already
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman