weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
tackle (e.g. rugby); fishing tackle
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
leader; authority; mainstay
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to apologize; to apologise
even if; even though; however; no matter how
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
muddy water; red-light district
taste; palate; sense of taste
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to be able to manage somehow or another
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
just because; even if; even though
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
to need; to call for; to require
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
madness; craziness; insanity
bridge (of a koto, etc.); cylinder; prism
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
archipelago; group of islands