joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
facial flushing; drink-reddened face; having a hoarse voice after drinking; raspiness caused by over-drinking
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
slack; slackening; sagginess; dullness; letdown; depression
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
genuineness or spuriousness; authenticity; the genuine and the spurious
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
as of the end of (today, this month, etc.); to make (today, etc.) the last (day)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to trample; to crush underfoot
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
on the way back; when about to go back
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to put on airs; to assume importance
guarantor; surety; person responsible for another's behavior
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason