abandoned factory; disused factory
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
one life; one's life; one order; one command
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation (in Hegelianism)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
extremely; very; really; super; so
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
to be completely weakened; to be utterly exhausted; to be worn out; to be completely at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be greatly annoyed (by)
comfortably; peacefully; freely; (growing) quickly
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
to wheeze; to breathe with difficulty; to gasp
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
ballade (narrative poetry, musical composition); ballad (popular song)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
upper half of the body; upper body
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
victim; injured party; sufferer
absolutely; positively; decidedly
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
breaking down; defeating; abolishing