since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
bank; banking institution
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)
pity; sorrow; grief; misery
joy and anger; human emotions
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to be moved by affection; to be moved by kindness; to be touched
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
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.)