to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
automatic lock; automatic door-locking system
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
silence (not speaking); muteness
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
being too late; losing one's final chance
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
each juncture; each turning point
calamity; disaster; accident
because of; owing to; due to
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
can't go on like this; can't stand it anymore; can't take it any longer
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little