neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
cheating at pachinko (for monetary gain; through illegal tampering with the machines, etc.); scamming a pachinko parlor
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
telling (on someone); tattling; snitching
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
inattention; absent-mindedness
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
cold pack (Lion brand name)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell