taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
without trouble; easily; readily
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
cheerfully; joyously; joyfully; happily; lightheartedly; excitedly
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
ennui; boredom; listlessness; languor
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
each (every) time; whenever
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
on bad terms; at loggerheads
like this; this sort; this way
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)