to contribute; to play a part in; to have a hand in; to finance
seeing one off; farewell; escort
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
group; party; team; squad; section
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
maid; helper; help; assistance
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
silence (not speaking); muteness
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
though; notwithstanding; although
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
madder red; dark red; crimson
to dye; to colour; to color