reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
hair or fur on the surface of fabric; pile; growth of hair; hairy legs
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
difficult to ...; hard to ...
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
interior design; interior; upholstery
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to apologize; to apologise
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
kick; treating (someone) poorly