management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
one's person; around one's person
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to wash away; to rinse off
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
collection of short stories; collected short stories
rail car (esp. a small one used in mines, logging, etc.); trolley; tram
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
scene; sight; scenario; setting
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
contrived; false-sounding
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
lying face down; upside down; prone
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to show up; to appear; to turn up
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit