this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
all; entire; whole; altogether
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
expert's written opinion or report
dying from blood loss; bleeding to death; hemorrhaging to death
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence