to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
young woman who uses the first person pronoun "boku"
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
beggar; sty (on the eyelid)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
iron pipe; steel pipe; metal pipe
to rest one's chin in one's hands
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
no!; no no!; no, not at all
consequence; outcome; result; blame
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
any more; any further; any better; any longer
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into