next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
to be torn off; to come off
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
snap (of the wrist; in baseball, golf, etc.); snapshot; snap fastener; press stud; snap (movement, action)
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to be reflected in a mirror
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
to pay attention; to be watchful
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
bento; Japanese box lunch
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
prison gate; decapitation (of a criminal) and exposure of the head to public view (Edo-period punishment)
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation