impossible to do (although wants to)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
second (unit of time); arc second
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
moment; brief space of time
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
offense; offence; method of attack
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
door; gate; opening; title page
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
conviction; belief; confidence
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
in public; in company; in the presence of others
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
club budget; club expense
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
first place; head position; leading position
softly; mildly; gently; politely
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind