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)
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
offensive (movement); aggression
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to stare back (at); to glare back
what kind of; what sort of; what
offender; criminal; culprit
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
surroundings; environs; circumference
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
same crime; being equally guilty; bearing the same amount of responsibility
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to have sex; to have a physical relationship
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
to accept; to receive; to agree
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray