to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
ill will; malice; evil intent
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
sanity; consciousness; soberness
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
chronological order; time series
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to be silent; to say nothing
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
this world; this life; world of the living
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
chair; stool; post; office; position
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
honor; honour; credit; prestige
misleading; misdirecting; leading astray
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect