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 come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
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 kneel (in respect); to genuflect
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
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; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
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 likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
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
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
kick; treating (someone) poorly