to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
interior (of building, room, vehicle, etc.); interior design
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
ago; since; before; previous
to be found; to be discovered
conviction; belief; confidence
gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture
journal; magazine; periodical
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
bikini model (usually teenage); pin-up girl
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
trauma (usu. psychological)
considerably; greatly; a lot
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
standby; preparation; arrangement
scene; spectacle; sight; view
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
commandant; commanding officer; general
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river