impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to thrust before; to thrust at
example; illustration; precedent
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Edo in the early 17th century)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
as is habit; the way life normally is
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
end; close; finish; termination
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
testing; experiment; test; examination; exam; trial
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
spineless; backboneless; timid; cowardly; weak-kneed
sympathy; compassion; pity
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
threshold (amount, dose, etc.)
forcibly; against one's will
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
break (from work, etc.); recess
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively