to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
romantic story; colorful story; colourful story; highly embellished story
that; the matter in question
one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity
nursing; nurse; attending; attendant; entertainer
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
police officer; policeman; constable
suspicion (of others); jealousy
every single word and phrase; word by word
first visit to inn, restaurant, etc. without an introduction
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
solitary castle; isolated castle
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
fuse; pilot light; cause (of a war, argument, revolt, etc.); origin; trigger
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
internal conditions; true state of affairs
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
demoness; witch; ogress; married woman
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
the six realms (Deva realm, Asura realm, Human realm, Animal realm, Hungry Ghost realm, Naraka realm)
Asura; demigod; fighting; carnage; sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); log slide
one by one; one at a time; in turn
(somebody's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
posterity; future life; life to come
adding; connecting; joining; drawing a forced inference; forced analogy
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
two ways (e.g. of interpreting a word); two kinds; two types
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
too much; excessively; too
railway bridge; iron bridge
rope; cord; policeman's rope
bridge building; bridge; cross-linking