transactions; dealings; business
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
thrusting (a spear, etc.)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
question; inquiry; enquiry
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to look around; to survey
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
true character; true heart; true spirit
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to be sacked; to be dismissed