to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
measurement round the hips
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
body; physique; build; stature
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to have a talk; to tell a story
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to some extent; to a certain extent
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
older brother; elder brother
and yet; though; when; in spite of
colour; color; hue; tints
freckles; buckwheat chaff
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
calm; composed; cool; quiet
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off