to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
memory; sense; experience
to be hesitant; to feel timid
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
one's whole heart; everything one feels
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to soak into; to permeate
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
silence; stillness; quietness
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
ago; since; before; previous
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save