to take; to catch; to capture
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
one end; an end; part; fragment
to go beyond the limit; to pass the limit
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
to trample down; to devastate
police officer; policeman; constable
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
squared timber; rectangular lumber
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
cannot be helped; unavoidable
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
accidental fire; fire caused by negligence; misfire; failure to ignite
offender; criminal; culprit
in the end; at the end of the day
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to manage something successfully; to be successful
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction