floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
strangling (to death); strangulation
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to wring the neck; to strangle
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
point in common; common feature
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
while alive; during one's lifetime
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
with a collapse; with a slump
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
these guys; these fellows
to sit silently (and submissively) at a meeting
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
washing with cold water (without using soap, etc.)
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
writing implement; writing tool
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
patience; endurance; perseverance
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
admiration; wonder; astonishment
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole