commanding; awe-inspiring; bitter (cold); piercing
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
way; method; means; resource; course
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
re-examination; review; reconsideration; reappraisal
self-consciousness; self-awareness
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
although I say; although one might say; although called
restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted; for some reason
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
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
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
your home; your family; their home; (my) home