immediately; right away; at once; instantly
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to flatter; to toady (to); to curry favor (with); to butter up; (lit.) to grind sesame seeds
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
free flow (of water); random talk; nonsense
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
capital; funds; seed money; asset
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
handsome man; actor in a love scene
actor; actress; player; performer
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
acrobatics; acrobatic performance; stunt
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat