one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
to be hot on a person's heels
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
the Avici hell (the eighth and most painful of the eight hells); hell of uninterrupted suffering
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
clingingly; (stuck) together; (pressed) all the way down; (flopping) down
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
door; gate; opening; title page
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means