to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
maintenance; preservation; improvement
possession; retention; maintenance
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
great laughter; burst of laughter
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
transom; skylight; dormer window
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
father; dad; husband; you; he
to dye; to colour; to color
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
one's own faction (of a party)
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
absorption; suction; attraction
action; operation; effect; function
accumulation; accumulate; store
release; emission; ejection