candy; sweet; confectionary
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
chillingly; shiveringly; with goosebumps; uncomfortably; restlessly
to get goosebumps; to be deeply moved (so that one gets goosebumps); to get chills; to feel shivers
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to begin to do; to start doing; to cater; to make and deliver (food)
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
overprescription; overmedication; drug dependence
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to spit out; to eject; to dump
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
(another's) daughter; young lady (esp. of respectable upbringing)
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
to forget to say; to forget to mention
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river