and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
pistol; handgun; revolver
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
mask; disguise; guise; mask
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
silence (not speaking); muteness
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to shake; to sway; to waver
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to squeeze out; to wring out
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
tall figure; high stature
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
instant; moment; for an instant
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to grimace; to make a wry face