punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
had better ...; had better not ...
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
tingling; stinging; pungently
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
divorce; dissolution of adoption
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
just because; even if; even though
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
complete; whole; perfect; safe
observation; survey; watching
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
(another's) daughter; young lady
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded