assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
speech and conduct; words and deeds
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
plenipotentiary powers; full authority
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
right (to do something); authority; power
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
disorder; disturbance; unrest
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
being too late; losing one's final chance
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
lightly; easily; carelessly
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
weight; heavyweight boxer
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse