to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
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)
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to force open; to push open
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to avoid (physical contact with); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to be chipped; to be nicked
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
carving knife; butcher's knife; cleaver; meat chopper
much less; to say nothing of
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
polish; grinding; sharpening