noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
association; union; guild; labor union; labour union; trade union
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
alertly; vigilantly; warily; diligently; attentively
parents and siblings; one's relatives
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
found article; thing picked up (e.g. in the street); (lucky) find; piece of good luck; windfall
to be touching; to be moving
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
unavoidable; this is it; this is the end; left with no choice; it's all over now
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
at least; at most; (even) just
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
shameless; shameless person
low; vulgar; base; ignoble; mean; selfish
bed and food; eating and sleeping
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
to distribute; to hand out
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
rally; recovery; comeback; winding (thread, etc.)
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
to succeed; to bear fruit
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
just then; at that time; at that moment; as it's a time of ...; in this time of ...
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter; seasonable rain
look of the sky (esp. of bad weather); weather; course (of events); situation; way the wind is blowing
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen