public welfare; the people's livelihood
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
additional order; adding to an existing order
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
pillow talk; conversation in bed; bedtime story
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)
dispensing with the preliminaries ...; omitting the previous part
will not do; do not; does not
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to have meaning; to be meaningful
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to burst open; to pop; to split
to begin shooting; to shoot out
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
red-hot iron; gunfire; gambling; violent-tempered
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance