to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
changing clothes; change of clothes
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
direct connection; direct link
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
figure; body shape; build; physique; form
your honor (honour); his (or her) honor (honour)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
danger; peril; hazard; risk
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
something; some kind of; for some reason
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
performer; entertainer; actor
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
for example; for instance; e.g.
in succession; one by one
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to bring back; to restore
to be conspicuous; to stand out
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart