promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; to kill viciously; to victimize; to torment
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to become verminous; to be infested with insects; to begin to keep bad company; to have an (unfavorable, unfavourable) lover
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
homeroom; form room; form class
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to look around; to survey
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
pupil; student; schoolchild
random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen