anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
baton (of command); order; command; direction
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
bedridden; confined to bed
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
action film; action movie; action drama; riotous scene; fight scene
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
polishing with a dry cloth; wiping with a dry cloth
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to be saved up (of money)
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup
capital; funds; seed money; asset
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up