at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
please (give me); please (do for me)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
go that far; to that extent
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
oval tub or tray used in fish shops
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
adoration; admiration; devotion
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
sentimental; sentimentality
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
how long; how much; to what extent
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
elder sister; effeminate man
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to