poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
intoxication; being carried away by; being enraptured by
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
living thing; organism; creature; biology
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to kill by burning to death
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently