box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
flat cap; cloth cap; newsboy cap; (hunting) cap
(wearing) low over one's eyes
riding together; fellow passenger; joint partnership
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
third day of the month; three days
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
position; place of employment
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
difficult to ...; hard to ...
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
dark (color); concentrated; thick
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)