to fight; to exchange blows
corridor; hallway; passageway
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
front; frontage; facade; main
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
innumerable; countless; numberless
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
year after year; as the years go by; with each passing year
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
opposite side; other side; other party
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
pressure; oppression; suppression
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
beautiful woman; pretty girl
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
various countries; various regions; various provinces
mechanism used to lift an actor onto the stage (in kabuki)
funeral; burial rites; attendance at a funeral
to be hesitant; to feel timid
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
one day; (on) a certain day
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to manage something successfully; to be successful
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)