dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
it's been a long time; long time no see
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
with a broad grin; smirking
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
political measures; policy
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
walking heavily; lumbering
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
to tumble down; to roll down
bottom step; bottom stair; last line; last column; bottom row (e.g. drawers)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)