to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
otherwise; or else; if not
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
making one's best exertions
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
to be needed; to be wanted
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
already; now; no longer; not any more
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
as (for); for; in the capacity of
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
flutter; flap; sound of something light moving in the wind
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
clop clop; rumble rumble; sound of something being boiled