well-bred; of good upbringing
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
persistence; single-mindedness
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
the first star to appear in the evening
clicking; clopping; clacking
to move forward; to move on
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
ground glass; frosted glass
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
living room (Western style); sitting room
woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
difference; variation; difference
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
replacement; substitution; rebuilding; changing
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
doing whatever one pleases
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely