person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
negotiations; discussions; connection
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
otherwise; if not; or else
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to boil; to decoct; to infuse