to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
chair; stool; post; office; position
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
prickling; stinging; tingling
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
second day of the month; two days
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
to bawl; to cry; to scream
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
shyness; bashfulness; shame
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
such; like that; that sort of; very
increase in basic salary; bear; bare
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
deep affection; dear; beloved
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base