number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
one day; (on) a certain day
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
to summon courage; to be brave
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
popular person; favorite; favourite
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
cruelty; hard-heartedness
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to stop the opponent by pressing one's head into his chest
take a chance; go for broke; nothing ventured, nothing gained
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing