to feel chilly; to be afraid; to be frightened; to be nervous
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.); contriving; scraping together (money); working out (a plan, solution, etc.); thinking out; devising
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
cut; reduction; curtailment
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
in the end; at the end of the day
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
one day; (on) a certain day
to be out of breath; to breathe hard (e.g. during physical activity); to pant
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to stay calm; to keep cool
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
nonparticipation; nonattendance
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
one theory; one opinion; another theory