to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
twice; again; second time
living by oneself; living alone
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
battlefield; battleground
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
discovery; detection; finding
to pick up; to find; to gather
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
the real criminal; true culprit
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
grasp; catch; understanding
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately