more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
polish; improvement; burnishing
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
clasp; latch; catch; fastener
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood
to pass (of time); to elapse
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to step forward; to volunteer
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
even scale; equilibrium; balance; equalization; equalisation
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
varsika (meditation retreat; usu. for 90 days starting on the 15th day of the 4th month of the lunisolar calendar)
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
street; quarter; district; area
a little bit; a little while
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"