start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
one by one; one after another; successively
to throw into; to toss into
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
economical; efficient; lean; compact
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
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
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
garbage dump; scrap heap; rubbish dump; dump; dumpsite
one's house; one's home; one's family
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
to set (sun); to become dark
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to spend time (on doing something)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that