ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
book; volume; this; present; main; head
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
unqualified; without qualifications
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
it is not (like that) either
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to do together; to share; to participate in
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
chastity; virtue; fidelity
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to engage in prostitution
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
don't you think?; indicates question
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned