at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
several minutes; a few minutes
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
minority group (party); minority
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to dye; to colour; to color
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; shirt (as part of a school uniform); shirt with non-detachable cuffs and collar
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
tail (animal); tail end; tip
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
button (clothing); push-button