to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to be born; to come into the world
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
younger people; future generations
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)
full view; plain sight; completely visible
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
obedience; submission; resignation
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)