marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
police officer; policeman; policewoman
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to watch over; to watch attentively
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
independence; self-reliance
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
women's college; women's university
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
victim; injured party; sufferer
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting