retreating figure; appearance from behind
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
funerary urn; cinerary urn; burial urn; cremation urn
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
junior high school student; middle school pupil
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
future (usually near); prospects
and; thereupon; because of that
police; police officer; police station
to do someone in; to bump someone off
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
regret; repentance; remorse
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
companion; company; tritagonist
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
essence; true nature; substance; reality
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than