alone; by oneself; on one's own
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
living in a group; communal living; community life
several people; a few people
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
discipline; training; teaching manners
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to roll about; to writhe about
to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
under ... years of age; less than ... years old
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
covered with; stained; smeared
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind
to grow up; to become an adult
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
death from cold; freezing to death
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
if it is the case that ...
curse; spell; malediction