four corners; crossroads; intersecting street; street corner
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to cease; to stop; to be over
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
moment by moment; hour by hour
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
long ago; already; a long time ago
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
all over the country; throughout the land; every nook and cranny of the land; far and wide; (in) every port and harbor
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
abuse; curse; swearing; insult
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
in the meantime; meanwhile
to shake; to sway; to waver
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to wander about; to wander around; to hang around; to loiter
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
pitch dark; total darkness
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no