savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
roller coaster; big dipper
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
it is not (like that) either
to bury; to embed; to implant
fish pen; holding pond; fish tank; live well; live-box
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
long ago; already; a long time ago
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
mallee (var. of eucalyptus)
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you