to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to bawl; to cry; to scream
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
participation; joining; entry; adherence
talk; recital; narration; topic
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
cutter; cutting tool; box cutter; utility knife; (tailor's) cutter; cutter (boat)
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
tool; implement; means; furniture
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
it is not (like that) either
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from