(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
as you see; as you can see
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
year in, year out; always; 24-7
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
(not) even once; (not) ever
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
due form; official; formality
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
straight-laced person; stubborn person
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
continuation; succession; series
man-eating shark (esp. great white shark)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
untouched; unused; intact
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to throw into; to toss into
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
promiscuous woman; wanton girl
present; gift; to give a present or gift
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me