to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
belief; faith; conviction
son of a bitch; piece of shit
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
here and there; in places
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
a pair (of shoes or socks)
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
posture; position; stance
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
clear; precise; definite; distinct
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable