to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
freely; right and left; as one pleases
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
how long; how much; to what extent
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
to turn left; to turn to the left
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes