sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
time; hour; period; class
one hundred-thousandth; sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
beginning; outset; first; onset
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to let out a cry; to shout
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
minimum; at the very least
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
go that far; to that extent
to brave a danger; to take a risk
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to go along; to walk along; to follow
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
how long; how much; to what extent