forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to sink (into); to get depressed
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)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
wintry mountain; mountain that is often climbed during the winter
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to laugh away; to laugh off
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to yell; to rant; to rave
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to shake one's head (in denial)
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
to thrust away; to send flying
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to jump upon (a moving object)
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)