to sigh; to breathe a sigh
refusing to budge; adamant; intransigent; unyielding
empirical; from experience
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to sleep all day; to idle away one's time; to loaf all day
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
trouble; bother; annoyance
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
don't you think?; indicates question
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to be needed; to be wanted
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
society; public; community; social studies
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
just because; even if; even though
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
either way; in any case; one way or another