bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to stop walking; to pause
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
body guard; military escort
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
several people; a few people
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
internal bleeding; internal haemorrhage; internal hemorrhage
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)