change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to make a self-satisfied face; to look smug
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
such ... as; or some such
Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean sea (oceanography)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
nursery school; day nursery; day care center
complete stranger; total stranger
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
hoarse voice; husky voice
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
somehow; for some reason (or other); why
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
the reason is that ...; because
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
coyote (carnivore, Canis latrans)
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how