to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
wherein; therein; thereinto
particularly; only; in the case of
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
exploitation; overuse; abuse
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
sympathy; compassion; pity
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to fight against; to oppose; to face
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
changing clothes; change of clothes
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
time around sunset; early evening
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
alternately; by turns; one after the other