engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
fortune in battle; luck in war; fate as a warrior
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
changing completely; transformation
living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
to make merry; to be festive
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
arrogant; haughty; insolent
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
beginning (developing into) a quarrel (a fight, an altercation)
ten-year-old; ten year old
collision; bumping into; head-to-head training; drill consisting of pushing and being pushed; battering practice
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
being intrusive; intrusive person
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
squared timber; rectangular lumber
to be separated (of clothing); to be exposed; to be wide open; to stand with one's limbs apart; to block the way
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)