while moving; on the move
it seems so; that's what it looks like
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
powerful person; influential person
to approach; to draw near
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
like this; this sort; this way
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
never mind!; don't worry about it
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
irritation; annoyance; frustration
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to collapse; to give up; to lose one's nerve; to have one's knees give way
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just