to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
fucking; screwing; having sex
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
thrown kiss; blown kiss; air kiss
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to call again; to call someone back
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachigokko; Japanese children's game
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
easy to deal with; tractable; manageable
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
gunshot; bullet; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
surname; family name; last name
calm; composed; cool; quiet
many; much; plenty; hardly
to be consistent; to be coherent
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
moment to quit; way to quit
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
from the viewpoint of; according to
right in the middle (of); midst; height
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding