more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
personal; individual; private
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to let down one's guard; to relax one's guard
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
as; because; with; due to
to attempt; to test; to try out
to press a question; to cross-examine
to tell all; to give a full account
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
place; room; margin; scope
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
failure; mistake; blunder
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
to put into effect; to put into practice
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
bolt from the blue; great surprise
offender; criminal; culprit
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included