journal; magazine; periodical
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to drop; to let fall; to omit
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
pure heart; naivete; innocence
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
pornographic photo book; erotic photo book; pornographic comic book; hentai comic book
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should