fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
speech; expression; wording; language
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
inner part of a house (near the kitchen, living room, etc.); family matters; household affairs; personal business
control; management (e.g. of a business)
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
duty; obligation; responsibility
alone; by oneself; on one's own
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
man; male; masculine gender
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
to be helpful; to be useful
while; even though; despite
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial