button (clothing); push-button
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
directly opposite; right in front
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
consolation party (held after failure or defeat)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to thrust before; to thrust at
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
to be helpful; to be useful
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
forced repatriation; deportation
rather; better; instead; if anything
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
class; heading; group; category
society; public; community; social studies
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
moving about; stirring about
to overflow from something full
loss-cutting; cutting one's losses
preservation; integrity; conservation; maintenance