to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
materials; data; document
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
one's post; place of work; workplace
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
now that; since; so long as; because
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
management; administration; operation
investment; contribution; financing
to rebuild; to reconstruct
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit
with all one's strength; with all one's might
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
modesty; humility; being humble
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
interior; inside; internal
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching