to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
military style; army style
nice; likeable; desirable
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
it's no joke; gimme a break!
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
a lot; plenty; abundant; exaggerated; grandiose
still (continuing); as ever; further
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
both hands; both arms; ten
directions; instructions; orders; command
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to shake one's head (in denial)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
by myself; in person; by oneself
wardrobe (esp. for Western clothes); chest of drawers; clothespress; dresser; tallboy
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset