to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
I see; that's right; indeed
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
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)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
just because; even if; even though
all; entire; whole; altogether
this world; this life; world of the living
to play a trick; to put up a false show; to deceive someone; to put on a play; to present a play; to give a play
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
by all means; no matter what; at any rate