to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
trueborn; genuine; capable; first-class; briskly; smartly
instant; moment; for an instant
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
around the neck; neck size (measurement)
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
then; well; so; well then
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer