cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to look away; to avert one's eyes
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
weekly publication; weekly magazine
heading; headline; index; headword
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
rather; sooner; preferably
all; entire; whole; altogether
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
with (the sound of) clashing swords; (arguing) fiercely; heatedly; vehemently
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
envoy; ambassador; delegate; emissary; mission
senior envoy; chief delegate
(another person's) younger sister
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to follow; to conform; to apply to
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to go out and away; to leave
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)