to throw into; to toss into
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
scene; spectacle; sight; view
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to shake one's head (in denial)
to laugh away; to laugh off
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
scenery; scene; landscape
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
rope; cord; policeman's rope
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection