to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
gradations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); division; scale
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; uninteresting
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like