to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
silence (not speaking); muteness
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
to speak; to hear a voice
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
changing clothes; change of clothes
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to exceed the budget; to overrun the budget; to have a deficit; to have a secret revealed
if it is the case that ...
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to be conspicuous; to stand out
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive