is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to collapse into; to flop onto
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
declaration; proclamation; announcement
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
never mind!; don't worry about it
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to be discouraged; to shrink from
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start