gang of young toughs; hooligans; hoodlums; hoods; yobbos
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
death penalty; capital punishment
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
to read the situation; to sense the mood
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
difficult to ...; hard to ...
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
meter; gauge; metre (i.e. 100 cm); meter; animator
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
to call again; to call someone back
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
snake; serpent; large snake
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
that; the matter in question
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
more than anything; above all else
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to keep to oneself; to keep secret
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
preface; introduction; preamble