to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
expression; look; countenance; face
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
to say; to be called; to do
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
please; somehow or other; one way or another
honorific/polite/humble prefix
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
hostility; animosity; enmity
to feel; to sense; to experience
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
name; given name; first name
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
and; thereupon; because of that
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
both hands; both arms; ten
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive