to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
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
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
again; once more; a second time
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
almost every day; almost daily
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
because of; owing to; due to
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
self-consciousness; self-awareness
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion