to stick it out (until the end)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
falling over; toppling sideways
the last moment; the very end
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
silence; stillness; quietness
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
stillness; repose; standing still
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
of course; certainly; naturally
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
obsession; unreasonable but compulsive idea
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
remains; corpse; (dead) body
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
every person; each one; everybody
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise