nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to feel sick; to be nauseated
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
valuable article; valuables
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
rest; break; recess; intermission
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to miss a chance; to fail to do
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
chair; stool; post; office; position
manners; behavior; behaviour
difficult to ...; hard to ...
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
harming one's image; worsening of one's image
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
emphasizing one's good qualities; presenting oneself in a favorable light; self-production (of an album, film, etc.)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous