maze; labyrinth; inner ear
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
basis; based on; conformance; conformity; authority (of); standard
proper; right; reasonable
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
behind; in the rear; in back
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
government office; public office
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
boisterously; roughly; briskly
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to thrust down; to push off
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
natural disaster; cataclysm
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
although I say; although one might say; although called
largest class; top category
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
origin; source; exit; point of departure; time to take action
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny