next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
courteous; decorous; polite
it is I who should say so
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to slap; to strike; to spank
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
locking technique in judo
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
postponement; deferment; adjournment
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to boil up; to be thoroughly cooked
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
last night; yesterday evening
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
maid; helper; help; assistance
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
go that far; to that extent
way; method; means; resource; course
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
preparation; arrangements
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river