floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
thought; consideration; thinking
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
violent emotion; passion; fury
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
these guys; these fellows
right in the center (centre)
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
going around; patrol; round; tour
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
end; tip; extremities; terminal
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
only; merely; but; no more than
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
metre; meter; meter; gauge
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
to be able to manage somehow or another
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne