outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
abandonment; giving up; throwing away; disposal; dumping
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to be found; to be discovered
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (as in a cartoon)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
right in the middle (of); midst; height
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
nothing but; except; no more than
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride