silverware; silver tableware
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
occupation; calling; livelihood
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
every month; each month; monthly
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow