to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
valuable article; valuables
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
job; work; duties; trade; skill
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
near; close; beside; third person
dilapidated house; deserted house
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
about; concerning; as to; regarding
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
run-down shabby house; (arch.) rag and scrap merchant
door; gate; opening; title page
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
chilly; unpleasantly cold
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
silence (not speaking); muteness
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus