at least; at most; (even) just
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
finishing blow; coup de grâce
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
stabbing to death; putting out
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
how; in what way; how about
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
performer; entertainer; celebrity
some people; a few people; several people
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
calm; composed; cool; quiet
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on