to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to think too much; to be over-concerned
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
sense of values; values; value system
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
passing through without stopping; passing by
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to jar; to creak; to grate
danger; peril; hazard; risk
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to be to the point; to be pertinent
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
rebellious phase; rebellious age
something like ...; something called ...