far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
function; facility; faculty; feature
retort; back talk; backchat
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
otherwise; if not; or else
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
distinctive; characteristic
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
just one person; only one
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to be covertly swapped; to be replaced (e.g. with a counterfeit)
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
fake kidnapping; staged kidnapping
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
killing by poisoning; killing with poison; poisoning (to death)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
bravery; courage; heroism
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine