sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to need; to demand; to take; to require
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
real hair; one's own hair
to dye; to colour; to color
storage room; storeroom; closet; grayish blue
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
corridor; hallway; passageway
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
bedside; near one's pillow
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
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
considerably; fairly; quite
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
spine (of book); binding (of book)
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
if you think about it; come to think of it
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to be silent; to say nothing
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command