to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
half the body; half length
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
regulation; adjustment; control
the same kind; accomplice; partner
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
money-making; earning money
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
towel blanket; terry-cloth blanket
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to breathe while sleeping
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
murder; homicide; manslaughter
person given as a reference; witness; potential suspect; person of interest; witness
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
food; food products; foodstuffs
note (letter) left behind; will
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)