insertion; incorporation; infixing
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
person concerned; person qualified; person in question; party; litigant (legal)
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
nether region; between the legs; groin; crotch
masturbation; self consolation
I have nothing to do with it
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to pay attention; to be watchful
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)
soft and elastic; flexible; pliant
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid