yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
connection; link; relationship
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
transfer; assignment; conveyance
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)