means; way; method; measure
tone of voice (e.g. in a sweet tone); timbre
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to use and then throw away
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
just one person; only one
blood relationship; blood relative
consideration; taking into account
collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man; productive worker
to be born; to come into the world
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate