conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
unrequited love; one-sided love
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
origin; source; exit; point of departure; time to take action
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
impossible; unlikely; improbable
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
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
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to be reminded of; to call to mind
to make merry; to be festive
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
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
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
society; the world; the times
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
ago; since; before; previous
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy