floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to face; to go towards; to head towards
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
flight; desertion; escape
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
now; the present time; just now; another; more