finding employment; getting a job
of the same age; age-matched
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
nothing but; none other than
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
mental; spiritual; emotional
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to change (one's clothes)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to open (one's eyes) wide
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
sanity; consciousness; soberness
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
next time it will be me who needs your help; when times are tough, we should help each other; we are all in this together
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
height of summer; hottest part of summer
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
being startled; getting a shock
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
second (unit of time); arc second
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
permission; approval; authorization; license
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton