to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
surroundings; environs; circumference
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
sharp ear; long ears; ability to remember everything one hears
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
ultimate; final; last; eventual
indicate reason; infers some protest
to lose sight of; to miss
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
to shake; to sway; to waver
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to attract; to be used to
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
joint together; opposite; facing