thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
older sister and younger brother
living room (Western style); sitting room
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
rationalization; justification
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to be kind to; to treat kindly
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled