ramification; branching off
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
internal organs; viscera; intestines
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
chatter; prattle; lapping (up); slurping; sound of juicy food being bitten into
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
being startled; getting a shock
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to show up; to appear; to turn up
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
government service; the bureaucracy
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
memory; sense; experience
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
personal feelings; self-interest
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
stupid girl; stupid woman
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
in accordance with plans; just as planned
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
to cause casualties; to result in deaths