to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
and then; and so; and; so then
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
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
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
gradually; slowly but steadily
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
regret; repentance; remorse
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives