embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
the public; general public
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
triangle; triangular shape
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
passion; temper; irritability
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
teacher; instructor; professor
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
sharply; harshly; stingingly
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly