other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
to shake one's head (in denial)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
as you see; as you can see
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to rise; to erect; to get up
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
violent emotion; passion; fury
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
service entrance; delivery entrance
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
backyard; background; room in a store or restaurant not open to customers (often storage room)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
to find out; to discover; to detect
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy