to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
external wound; (physical) trauma
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
stairs; stairway; staircase
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to fold up; to fold into layers
fall; drop; descent; coming down
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
disorder; disturbance; unrest
cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
to make a list; to enumerate
recovery; rescue; recapture
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
in order to be(come)...; since it amounts to...; since it is advantageous to...
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; being stranded; grounding; level dyeing
residence; housing; residential building
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
lone criminal; sole perpetrator; crime carried out by one person
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to assemble; to set up; to construct
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
to leave one's footprints; to leave one's mark on; to leave a message (behind)
offender; criminal; culprit
use; utilization; utilisation; application