to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall off; to tumble down
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool
to change (one's clothes)
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to help carry a load; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
to jar; to creak; to grate
with a start; with a jump
to pay attention; to be watchful
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
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
all; entire; whole; altogether
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
to be silent; to say nothing
admonition; commandment; sila (precept)
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
had better ...; had better not ...
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
peace (esp. of the world); peace and calm; tranquility; tranquillity
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
simply put; putting it simply; in short
master; teacher; stable master
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive