to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
double suicide; lovers' suicide
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
kabukimono; Edo-period samurai who attracted public attention with their eye-catching clothes, peculiar hairstyle, and eccentric behavior
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to become pale; to turn pale
you; (arch.) your residence
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
two days later; day after next; next day but one
noisy; confused; uproarious
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash