to cut off; to lop off; to prune
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
but; however; provided that
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
failure; mistake; blunder
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest