(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
equipment; fixtures; furnishings; fittings; furniture; supplies
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to need; to require; to take; to demand
practical problem; practical matter
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
field; field; meadow; field (of interest, study, etc.); field; field (in a form, web page, etc.)