memories; recollections; reminiscence
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
ago; since; before; previous
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
society; the world; the times
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to make merry; to be festive
to be reminded of; to call to mind
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
use; utilization; utilisation; application
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
impossible; unlikely; improbable
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
origin; source; exit; point of departure; time to take action
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river