to blame; to find fault with
hot-blooded; hot-headed; temperamental; impulsive
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
minimum limit; the lowest degree (possible, allowable, etc.)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
isolation; being alone; being friendless
going through; going via; going by way of
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
end; close; conclusion; termination
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
socializing; getting on with people; personal relations
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
by today; before the day is over
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
irritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating; vexing
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
duckweed; rootless person; wanderer
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
savage; wild; unruly; to behave roughly; to get wild
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day