tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to go out and away; to leave
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to repeat; to do something over again
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
damp; moist (negative nuance)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm