neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
proposal; offer; request; application
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
legal means; legal methods; legal measures
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
entering the barracks; enlistment
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
this (very thing); this precisely
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to make a speech; to address
adviser; advisor; counsellor; counselor
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
police officer; policeman; constable
security guard; doorkeeper
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living