one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
secrecy; highly classified information
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
strength; power; proficiency; ability
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
something; some kind of; for some reason
whispering into a person's ear
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to go past; to pass; to pass by
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
you (plural); all of you; you all
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
abusing someone to his (her) face
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
to rebuke strongly; to tell off
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
to live; to make a living; to get on with
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on