to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
technology; technique; technical
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
same; similar; (just) like; equal
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to put one's strength into
scrap; (small) piece; unimportant (person); petty ...; humble ...
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
pride; boast; credit (to)
battlefield; battleground
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
crotch; groin; area between the thighs
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
surely (not); certainly (not)
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
man; male; masculine gender
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy