laughingstock; butt of ridicule
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
close; intimate; on good terms
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
fee; charge; rate; material
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
transmitter; homing device
genuine; authentic; true; real
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to throw into; to toss into