to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
now; the present time; just now; another; more
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to pick up; to find; to gather
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
with all one's strength; with all one's might
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
freckles; buckwheat chaff
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
decoration; ornament; trimmings
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still