bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to detain; to check; to restrain
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
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
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
repeating; repetition; repeat (performance); rebroadcast; repeat sign; playing (an audio or video recording)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
sense of loss; feeling of loss
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
that day; the very same day
hard worker; hardworking person
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
originally; by nature; from the start
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
beyond that point; after that