remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
(some) more; even more; longer; further
that's the way it is; such is life
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
myself; yourself; I; me; you
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to pick up; to find; to gather
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
regret; repentance; remorse
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
frilled lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii); frill-necked lizard
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect