impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
period; dot character; period (era, amount of time); period
roller coaster; coaster (small mat for drinks); coaster brake
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
high and low; rise and fall
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
cesspool; sink; manure sink
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
whichever one chooses; either way
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
correction; revision; amendment
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
after that; afterwards; thereafter
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss