grasp; catch; understanding
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
while; during (the time when)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to be found; to be discovered
great hurry; great haste; rush
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
dignity; majesty; sanctity
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
most of all; extremely; supremely
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
emotional scars; mental trauma
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
like this; in this way; as you see
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
incident; affair; happening; event
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to put to shame; to humiliate; to disgrace; to rape; to assault; to violate