or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
but; however; provided that
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
monetary; financial; pecuniary
compelling force; legal force
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
if it is the case that ...
declaration; proclamation; announcement
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
bank; banking institution
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire