already; now; no longer; not any more
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
how long; how much; to what extent
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
for dear life; barely escaping alive
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
triumphant return; returning in triumph
to happen to meet; to come across
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)