to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
beyond this point; from now on; after this
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to shout (in anger); to yell
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
meeting; greeting; welcome
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
bringing; taking; carrying
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
riding together; riding with
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
ruler's orders; master's orders
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life