anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
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
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)
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
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
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
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
sadistic desires; sadistic feelings
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
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
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
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
on the occasion of; at the time of
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)