exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
to hate each other; to hate mutually
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
that; the matter in question
reason; cause; history; origin
-less; lacking; non-existing
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
even though; despite; when
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to state; to express; to mention
fusion; melting; liquefaction
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud