soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
service tunnel (cables, gas, etc.)
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
difference; discrepancy; variation
homeless person; tramp; vagrant; vagabond
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
(how) many times; (how) often
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
perfectly white skin (woman); skin as white as snow
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
mountain vapor; mountain vapour
new (residential) area (esp. built on reclaimed land during the Edo period); newly-opened region; red-light district; newly-acquired territory
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
soil with manure; composted soil
fence; hedge; railing; barrier; wall
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
fat; tallow; lard; grease
creakily; with a grating sound; packed full; crammed; with no room to spare
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
dawn (esp. from the 16th day of the lunar month onward); portable paper lantern for walking at night
to rain on and off; to drizzle; to be showery
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal