slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
stop bullshitting me; you're fucking kidding me; you're full of shit
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
stupid brat; son of a bitch
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
breathing of a sleeping person
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)