ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
instant; moment; for an instant
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
serious; not joking; straight
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
surrounding at a distance
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
boy; son; baby boy; young man
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to ask; to enquire; to query