after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
death penalty; capital punishment
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
property; fortune; assets
(political) power; authority; influence
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
hidden room; secret chamber
vice; immorality; corruption
daily (living) necessities; necessities; essentials for life
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to collapse; to flop (onto)
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to stop walking; to pause
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room