floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
silence (not speaking); muteness
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
being too late; losing one's final chance
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
impossible; unlikely; improbable
each juncture; each turning point
calamity; disaster; accident
because of; owing to; due to
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to