to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
slow-witted person; simpleton; pig-ignorant; dumbass
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to twist (yarn); to lay (rope)
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
discretion; consideration; allowance
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
third day of the month; three days
quite unconcerned; nonchalant
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
suffix for familiar person
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
to solicit; to demand; to extort
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of