loose (e.g. belt); slovenly; careless; slack
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to live; to make a living; to get on with
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to manage something successfully; to be successful
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw open; to leave open
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to become possible; to become able to (do)
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
at least; at most; (even) just
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
how; in what way; in what manner
only; merely; but; no more than
one machine; one aircraft; one life
reconnaissance plane; spy plane
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on