force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
other side; opposite side; other party
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
although I say; although one might say; although called
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
healthy; sound; wholesome
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
manly; masculine; like a man
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
air of luxury; high class feel
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
chair; stool; post; office; position
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
voluntary restraints; self-limitation
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
being off guard; being defenseless
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
bikini (swimwear); Bikini island
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy