strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
with these words; while saying
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
inspection; examination; checking
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
while; during; while; although; all; both
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
adds force or indicates command
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb