to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
way; method; means; resource; course
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
cartoon-character costume
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
with a smack; with a spank; with a plunk (of the sound of a shamisen); shamisen
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
memory; sense; experience
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
walking briskly; determinedly
near; close; beside; third person
zip fastener; zipper; zip; chuck (device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)