flat out (of); completely empty; out of money; penniless; broke
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
early closing; finishing (work) early
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
in order; in turn; one by one
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
quarrel; dispute; argument
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
arbitration; intercession; mediation
absence; disregard; indifference
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
tone (of voice); manner of talking
assertion; declaration; affirmation
heating; application of heat
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
special training; intensive training; crash course
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases