effect; efficacy; validity; potency
laughing foolishly; cackling
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
perfect; complete; flawless
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
doing whatever one pleases
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
you're a fool if you dance, and a fool if you just look on; we're all fools, so let's dance
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to blow off; to be blown off
in succession; one by one
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
finishing blow; coup de grâce
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
form; shape; figure; visage
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
this world; this life; world of the living
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty