floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to pay attention; to be watchful
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
sunlight; rays of the Sun
veil of darkness; curtain of night
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
to rain incessantly; to downpour
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
superheating; overheating
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
light; easy; non-serious; minor
what time; (lit.) which hour
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
to feel depressed; to be down
monotone; monotonous; dull; lacking variety
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)