to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to gather; to collect; to assemble
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
surroundings; environs; circumference
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
receiving an electric shock
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
it is not (like that) either
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
dragon god; dragon king; naga
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
mistress; lover; prostitute
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
and yet; though; when; in spite of
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
one day; (on) a certain day
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
gambling den; gambling house