to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
changing clothes; change of clothes
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to scribble (write quickly); to dash off
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
originally; by nature; from the start
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
something; some kind of; for some reason
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
to face; to go towards; to head towards
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
it is not (like that) either
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
administrative ability; managerial ability; ability to manage; administrative capacity
inheritance tax; death duty
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to take (be in) charge of
neighbourhood; neighborhood
big landowner; great landowner; land baron; landed magnate; large landowner; territorial magnate
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)