one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
artless but attractive in a quaint sense
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
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
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
long ago; already; a long time ago
one way or the other; either way
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman