battle;  fight;  war;  struggle;  conflict
 skillful;  skilful;  delicious;  appetizing;  fortunate;  splendid
 to wrap up;  to pack;  to cover;  to envelop;  to conceal (a feeling);  to hide
 to continue;  to keep up;  to keep on
 together (with);  at the same time;  in a lump
 premature death;  untimely death;  dying young
 to the best of one's meager ability;  the little help one can be;  though my help might not be worth much
 all one's power (strength, energy, efforts);  one's utmost
 maid;  helper;  help;  assistance
 floor;  stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player);  dining platform built across a river
 to sleep (lying down);  to go to bed;  to lie in bed;  to lie down;  to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse);  to lie flat (e.g. of hair);  to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
 like;  similar to;  (I) think (that);  (I) have a feeling (that);  feels like;  feels similar to
 skin;  body (in the context of intimate bodily contact);  surface;  grain (e.g. of wood);  disposition;  temperament
 rose-colour;  rose-color;  bright (e.g. life, future, prospects);  cheerful;  rosy
 pretty;  lovely;  clean;  clear;  completely;  entirely
 princess;  spoiled girl;  hothouse flower;  glue
 what!;  oh;  what the heck;  what the;  damn
 or rather (say);  or better (say);  or perhaps I should say;  or, how should I put it,...;  I mean
 cunning deed;  sly trick;  foul play;  cunning person;  sly fellow;  cheat
 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)
 nonexistent;  not being (there);  not having;  not
 popularity;  public favor;  condition (e.g. market);  tone;  character
 that;  the;  part (as in "part two");  um ...;  er ...
 nonsensical;  unreasonable;  awfully;  extremely;  disorder;  confusion
 bad feeling;  feeling bad;  disagreeable;  unpleasant;  revolting;  gross
 promptly;  immediately;  quickly;  indifferently
 first of all;  to begin with;  probably;  most likely;  more or less (satisfactory);  on the whole
 the past;  bygone days;  one's past (that one would prefer remained secret);  past (tense);  preterit;  previous life
 counter for occurrences;  a time;  an instance;  inning (baseball);  round;  episode;  chapter
 club activities;  extracurricular activities
 repetition;  iteration;  recursion;  recurrence;  recapitulation
 to start;  to begin;  to start up (a business, society, etc.);  to open (e.g. a store);  to start ...;  to begin to ...
 to come down;  to go down;  to hang;  to dangle;  to move back;  to step back;  to deteriorate
 what kind of;  what sort of;  what;  no matter what (kind of);  whatever;  any
 feeling;  sense;  impression
 what's the matter?;  what's wrong?;  what happened (to) ...?;  what have you done (with) ...?;  where is ...?
 now;  the present time;  just now;  another;  more
 regrettable;  disappointing;  precious;  dear;  too good for;  deserving better
 to die;  to pass away;  to lose spirit;  to lose vigor;  to cease;  to stop