hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
crippled; deformed; imperfect; incomplete; one wheel
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
clanging; empty; deserted
just one person; only one
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to speak; to say; to vocalize
kitchen; financial situation
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
curtain; hanging; bunting
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
sword; blade; single stroke
to bathe; to receive (an honor, etc.)
gadid (any fish of the family Gadidae, incl. cod, haddock, whiting and pollack); Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)