to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to be surprised; to be astonished
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
button (clothing); push-button
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to pull together with the hands; to adjust (e.g. one's collar); to arrange
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to thrust away; to send flying
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall on one's backside
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
many; much; plenty; hardly
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
being about to cry; the verge of tears
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
again; once more; a second time
to be opposite; to face each other
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)