language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
go that far; to that extent
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
instability; insecurity; crankiness
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
number one; first; best; most; game; round
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
to shake; to sway; to waver
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
spine; backbone; spinal column
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up