boasting; bragging; big talk; conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
such; this sort of; like this
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
hot-spring resort; onsen town; spa town
to collect; to assemble; to gather
one's wife; wife (of somebody below the speaker in rank)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
straggling; falling behind; being left behind; falling behind the ranks; falling out of line
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat