study; research; investigation
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
as many (people) as possible
in the meanwhile; during the time
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to be hot on a person's heels
how; in what way; by what means
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
though; notwithstanding; although
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to jar; to creak; to grate
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to rise; to erect; to get up
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
loveable; very likeable; like very much
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish