to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to dye; to colour; to color
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
working in the fields; working on a farm
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
establishment; settlement
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to face; to go towards; to head towards
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
instant; moment; for an instant
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful