to rain incessantly; to downpour
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
cloudiness; turbidity; nebula (medical)
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
at a loss for words; stumped for words
of course; certainly; naturally
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
like that; that way; thus
to be opposite; to face each other
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
instant; moment; for an instant
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to soak into; to permeate
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
river; stream; River; the ... river
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
guess; speculation; supposition
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin