appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
scale; scope; plan; structure
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to impress; to engrave; to incise; to stamp (e.g. symbol); to punch
edge of the eaves; house frontage
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
to face on; to look out on to
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
household; home; family; housekeeping
household belongings; household possession; furniture and household goods; goods and chattels; home furnishings; household goods
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
wintertime; winter season
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
free range breeding; pasturing; grazing; letting run free (dog, child, etc.)
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
fallen ears (of grain); gleanings