to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
armor and helmet (armour)
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
an ascetic existence; (leading) a continent life; abstinence
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
pointing out; identification
artificial breasts; fake breasts
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance