young girl; lass; adolescent female
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
intimidation; threat; bluster
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
royal capital; imperial capital
death by hanging; execution by hanging
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
insanity; an insane person
to pretend; to act (as if)
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
(writ of) summons; subpoena; citation
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
beautiful boy; pretty boy; handsome boy
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
precocity; early ripening; premature development
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
passionate; ardent; enthusiastic
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words