tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
water outlet; tap; faucet
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to knock down; to knock off
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
police; police officer; police station
arrest; apprehension; capture
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
my sympathies; that's too bad; my condolences
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
impossible to do (although wants to)
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
without permission; without notice
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
unopened (state); with an unbroken seal
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)