dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to become keen on; to get passionate about
street; quarter; district; area
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
male genitalia; male genital organs; penis
delusion; trick of the imagination
spilling; spill; leavings; leftovers
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
overswelling (of a blood vessel); engorgement; bulging; squaring one's shoulders; flexing one's muscles
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
etc.; et cetera; and so on
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
to become an adult woman; to come of age; to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
appearing as if something doesn't exist; casual; offhand
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest