floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
accusation; complaint; charge; legal action
(in the) confusion (of the moment)
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
life imprisonment; life sentence
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
letting (someone) die without helping
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
softly; mildly; gently; politely
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
strong interaction; strong force
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
goody goody; goody two-shoes; teacher's pet
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...