to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
relation; connection; affinity
to forget; to fail to recognize; to fail to recognise
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
usual; ordinary; normal; ordinarily; normally; usually
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
the same generation; coeval
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
most part; greater part; majority
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
monetary; financial; pecuniary
to knock back; to strike back; to beat in revenge
(verbal) message; sending word; (arch.) excuse; (arch.) pretext
talk; dialogue; conversation
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to lie down (and sleep); to go to bed (with an illness)
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
heavy-hearted; depressed; dispirited; (feeling) down; feeling reluctant (to do)
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
right (to do something); authority; power
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
cannot be helped; unavoidable
estrangement; alienation; sowing discord; driving a wedge
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
in the future; another day; later
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence