bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
don't you think?; indicates question
polite; respectful; reverent
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to burst open; to pop; to split
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
electricity; (electric) light
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
modern civilization; modern civilisation
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to feel; to sense; to experience
meaning; significance; sense
adds force or indicates command
to warm oneself (e.g. at a fire)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
place; situation; position; location