device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
rack; ruck (rugby); lac; luck
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
dolphin (or other small toothed whales, such as porpoises, belugas, etc.)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
such ... as; or some such
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
pale; pallid; bluish-white
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to drop; to let fall; to omit
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
kitchen; financial situation
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
one room apartment; studio apartment
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
three-cornered hat; tricorne
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)