what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
that's the way it is; such is life
carrion; decaying flesh; tainted meat
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to allow oneself to ...; to take the liberty of ...; it is presumed that; (I, we) presume that; on one's own accord; by one's arbitrary decision
inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
waste of time; killing time
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)