displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
terrain; geographical features; topography
grasp; catch; understanding
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
considerably; fairly; quite
serious wound; serious injury
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
now; the present time; just now; another; more
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous