to chase; to run after; to pursue
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
no!; no no!; no, not at all
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to rush over; to run up to
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
chair; stool; post; office; position
counter for chairs or seats
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)