to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to chase; to run after; to pursue
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to repay double the original amount; to repay x times the original amount
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
death penalty; capital punishment
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
sobriety; soberness; sober face
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
full operation (e.g. factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
purging (data); purge (esp. of public officials)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
training method in sports, etc. where one imagines how a scenario would play out; mental rehearsal; mental preparation; visualization (for practicing a skill in one's mind)(practising); practicing under simulated conditions (e.g. while watching a video); mental dry run
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal