end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to brush off; to shake off
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
something; some kind of; for some reason
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
physical condition; state of health
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
don't worry about it; forget about it
please (give me); please (do for me)
senior high school; high school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice