no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
back street; back alley; off-street
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to cease; to stop; to be over
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to show up; to appear; to turn up
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
to be fated; to be linked by fate
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
threat; intimidation; menace
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic