(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
firm; unshakeable; resolute
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
go that far; to that extent
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
unique; peculiar; singular
nature; property; disposition
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
stairs; stairway; staircase
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap