lifesaver; person who saved one's life
senility; dotage; decrepitude
professional gambler; gangster; gang member; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well; hoodlum
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
blindness; blind person; illiteracy; illiterate person; ignorance; ignoramus
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
blind female beggar who sings or plays shamisen
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to become desperate; to give way to despair
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
sprinkling water (to keep down dust, cool pavements, etc.)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
going and returning; divorced woman
world of suffering; life of prostitution
to send for (doctor, etc.)
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
headgear; headdress; (novelty) mask; head mask
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
girl; lass; young thing; chick
unsung hero; person who does a thankless task
brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
heigh-ho; heave-ho; hold on!; just a minute; la-la
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
let bygones be bygones; (lit.) the past is the past, the present is the present