straw-thatching; straw-thatched roof
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
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
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
hostility; animosity; enmity
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
report; notification; registration
will not do; do not; does not
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
this, that and the other; this and that
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
softly; mildly; gently; politely
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
there being no use in arguing (about it)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
imagination; supposition; guess
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by