there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to shake one's head (in denial)
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
(some) more; even more; longer; further
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
shyness; bashfulness; shame
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
two persons; two people; pair; couple
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
alone; by oneself; on one's own
older sister and younger brother
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to make symbolic signs (gestures) with the fingers
small; fine; detailed; stingy
stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control