surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
riskiness; (level of) danger
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
earnings from a part-time job
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
in that manner; like that
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
basket clam (Corbiculidae spp.); freshwater clam; freshwater mussel
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
half tatami mat; heckling; jeering; interrupting
continuation; succession; series
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
in time of need; for a rainy day; in case of emergency
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime