to begin to dissolve; to start melting; to dissolve into (a liquid)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
veil of darkness; curtain of night
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 draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
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
to open (one's eyes) wide
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
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)
trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary
(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; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
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)
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
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