rough-and-ready (medical) treatment; drastic remedy; drastic treatment; drastic measures; drastic steps
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
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 (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
first person; self-reference term; term used to refer to oneself in the first person
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; 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
speculation; thinking; meditation
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
occurrence; happening; taking place; completion
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
same family (race, tribe)
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
sexual preference; sexual predilection
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
ringleader; accomplished villain
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time