jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
fast (asleep); snoring or grumbling sound
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
tradition; legend; folklore
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just