to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to pass (of time); to elapse
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
sales; selling; marketing
work; business; company; study
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
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)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
tendency; trend; inclination
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to approach; to draw near
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
way; method; means; resource; course
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty