sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
scrap of cloth; odds and ends
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to shake off; to throw off
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
street; quarter; district; area
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
outside the school; outside the university; unaffiliated with the university; off-campus; extramural
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
mousetrap; rattrap; rat poison; speed trap; Japanese rat snake
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow