like a pigeon who's been shot by a peashooter (i.e. wide-eyed in shock)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
trifling matter; urination; urine
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful conduct; shameful sight
sadistic desires; sadistic feelings
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to be greedy; to devour greedily
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
hors d'oeuvre; party platter; assorted food tray; catering platter
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
breasts; buttocks; (lit.) two hills
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell