starting late; late departure
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
peril; danger; hazard; distress
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
seal of blood; sealing with one's blood
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal
taking one's own life; suicide
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
matter for great congratulation
otherwise; or else; if not
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
oversight; omission; mistake
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
drastic treatment; rough-and-ready treatment; drastic remedy; drastic measures; drastic steps
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
archaic word; obsolete word; old saying; old adage; old language; ancient language
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
unbroken; uninterrupted; on and on; continuous
something small; something petty; trifle
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to hold something reverently with both hands
carrier pigeon; homing pigeon