cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
(walking) stick; cane; wand
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
way; method; means; (technical) specification
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to bind (a criminal) with rope; to arrest; to seize; to bind (something) with rope
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
concession; conciliation; compromise
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to spit out; to eject; to dump
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to go past; to pass; to pass by
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile