main school; principal school; this school; our school
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
asafetida (Ferula assafoetida)
giving up; quitting; surrendering
tap; faucet; tap (on a touchscreen); tap dance; tap (electrical)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise