easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
posterity; future life; life to come
avid desire; craving; thirst; watering at the mouth; drooling
scene; spectacle; sight; view
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to paint (draw) a picture
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
transcendence; excellence; superiority
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
in succession; one by one
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
every place; various places
famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address
vivid description; painting a lively picture (of)
common people; ordinary people; masses
the very best; excellent; superb
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
as if it were about oneself
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)