only recently; just of late
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
dealing with; coping with
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to be in focus; to come into focus
care; precaution; guarding; caution
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
wife; Mrs; proprietress; landlady; large women's size (clothing)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
two (long cylindrical things)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to jar; to creak; to grate
training; drill; practice; discipline
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
impossible; unlikely; improbable