self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
troubled times; turbulent times
to live through; to survive
the treasure that is children; child
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to cease; to stop; to be over
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
at least; at most; (even) just
remaining; left-over; excess
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
sincere; earnest; serious
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
please (give me); please (do for me)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion