to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
as a child; when one was a child
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
woman; lady; adult female
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
paying cash-in-hand; paying under the table
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
(earning or paying) no interest
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
(period of) a year; during an era
in order; in turn; one by one
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
two persons; two people; pair; couple