snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
door; gate; opening; title page
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
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
to knock down; to knock out
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
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
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
poisoning; kill by poison
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
loveable; very likeable; like very much
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
comparatively; relatively
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
once upon a time; a long time ago
unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun