on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
chance (of success); odds
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
irritation; annoyance; frustration
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; (metaphor for) location of one's feelings or sentiments; (metaphor for) empty stomach; feeling of hunger
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
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
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
beyond that point; after that
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
you could say; you might say; verging on the
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something