to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
incident; affair; happening; event
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
alteration; falsification; faking
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
for the first time in one's life
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
clergyman; churchman; clergy
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
very good luck; excellent fortune
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
fair-skinned; light-complexioned