to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
origin; source; exit; point of departure; time to take action
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
unrequited love; one-sided love
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
piece; fragment; one (object)
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy