to get strong; to gain strength
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
how; in what way; in what manner
something small; something petty; trifle
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
unearthly; otherworldly; out of this world; ethereal
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to stiffen; to become stiff
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
one after another; in rapid succession
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to be slippery; to be slimy; to behave charmingly; to walk merrily
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease