really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to make an appeal; to urge
surname; family name; last name
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
beanbag; beanbag juggling game; bobbling the ball
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
even though; despite; when
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
three; three years of age
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
rice cultivation; rice crop