unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
instability; insecurity; crankiness
failure; mistake; blunder
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
consequence; result; conclusion
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to be scattered; to straggle; to be found here and there
monopole; singular pole; unipole
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
people; men and women; each person; everybody
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance