just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
environment; circumstance
as if nothing had happened
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
door; gate; opening; title page
to jar; to creak; to grate
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to make an appearance; to show up
understood; I see; OK; present; here
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
woman; female; feminine gender
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall flat; to fall face down
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten