if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
more than usual (usu. time)
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
freckle; lentigo; ephelis; (arch.) buckwheat chaff
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)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to continue to work; to work away (at)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
after that; afterwards; thereafter
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
light meal; snack; refreshments
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to move around; to move about; to get around
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
devoted; self-sacrificing
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal