proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
historic; historical; traditional
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
prejudice; bias; distorted view
divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century)
harakiri; seppuku; ritual suicide by disembowelment
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
cheap article; poor quality article
rascal; villain; scoundrel; ruffian; crook
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case