handrail; railing; banister
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
beginning; outset; first; onset
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
very young; little; childish; immature
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)