mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
the right person in the right place
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
decision; determination; resolution
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
rather; better; instead; if anything
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
office kitchenette; room with facilities for boiling water
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
one's grasp of the situation; knowing how matters stand
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
exclusive; attached to; specialist
insignificant; trifling; paltry; cottage (industry); tiny (company)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
in succession; one by one
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy