black widow spider (Latrodectus mactans)
incomplete; unfinished; imperfect
poisonous spider; venomous spider; wolf spider
gang of hoodlums (hooligans); bad company; companion in gang activities
Leo (constellation); the Lion; Buddha's seat; seat of a high monk
germ; germs; bacteria; something harmful; vermin
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
squeak; cheep; slurp; sucking noisily; mouse
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to begin to attend (e.g. school)
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
ditch; drain; gutter; trench
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
son of a bitch; piece of shit
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
by all means; by all costs
how dare ...; how could ...
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault