sharp sighted; easily awakened
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
confusion; distraction; derangement
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
and; thereupon; because of that
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
different opinion; objection
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
in the same way as; just like
polite; courteous; hospitable
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
immediately; at once; instantly
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive