to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
even if not; even without
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
small fraction; small proportion
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
guidance; protective custody
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
(emotional) backbone; support; backbone (of a network)
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
detention; confinement; arrest
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
cooperation; coordination; link
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
bright red; crimson lotus flower
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
decision; settlement; definition
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
and yet; though; when; in spite of
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
split; division; break up
around the world; throughout the world