to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to complain; to make a complaint
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
root; joint; base; crotch
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
noisy; confused; uproarious
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
image; figure; figure; form; image
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
briskly; quickly; promptly
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
called; known as; that; to say
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
to take off one's glasses
to come to bloodshed; to see bloodshed
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question