training; drill; practice; discipline
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
rental car; rent-a-car; hire car; car rental agency; car hire agency; hire car agency
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to give directions; to issue instructions
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
then; and (then); in that case; if so
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies
since when; from when; how long
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
conviction; belief; confidence
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to call out; to ask someone to come
sorry; excuse me; thank you
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
that; the matter in question
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
(some) more; even more; longer; further
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
nothing but; except; no more than