stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
wheat straw; barley straw
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
disappear without a trace; nowhere to be seen
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
wanted poster; wanted person bulletin; search instructions
master sergeant; sergeant major (JSDF)
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
person with a bounty on their head
large; gland; ground (e.g. land, electrical, base material of textiles, etc.)
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)
great numbers; numerical superiority
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
so what!; who gives a damn?
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
submersion; inundation; being flooded
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
first match (in a series)
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
to dry up completely; to become stale
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark