shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
had better ...; had better not ...
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
range (of voice); vocal range; register
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
silver; senior citizen; pensioner
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
chapter one; first chapter
ruler; monarch; sovereign
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...