may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
this company; this firm; this shrine
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
had better ...; had better not ...
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
compensation; indemnification; reparation; restitution; recompense
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
with a click (of a button or switch); one (small protrusion, hole, etc.); single
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to chat enthusiastically; to chatter; to talk on and on
party to a contract; subscriber; policy owner (insurance)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
earthling; earthman; terrestrial; citizen of Earth
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
girl; lass; young thing; chick
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to prostrate oneself (before)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
yellow race; Mongoloid race