room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to rant and rave; to raise hell
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to make merry; to be festive
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
divorce; dissolution of adoption
diplomatic negotiations; negotiations through diplomatic channels
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
to boil up; to seethe; to get excited; to be in an uproar
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
blunder; slip; error; error
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
becoming dull; slowing down
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
to becalm one's feelings; to compose oneself
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
mil (one thousandth of an inch); mill
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
not yet known; unknown; strange
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)