to remain; to stay (somewhere)
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
faultfinding; carping; quibbling; cavilling; caviling
fundoshi; loincloth; traditional Japanese men's undergarment made from a length of cotton
stamp; sticker (in messaging apps); (large) emoji
underworld; underside of society
being very popular; being in great demand
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
surroundings; environs; circumference
like this; in this way; as you see
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
tosa (Japanese dog breed)
from the beginning; from scratch
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
holding two or more positions concurrently
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
instead; but (on the other hand)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly