to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
preparations for a journey; travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit
equipment; fixtures; furnishings; fittings; furniture; supplies
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
carefully; closely; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to be helpful; to be useful
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
supply; provision; raising; procurement
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
strategy meeting; council of war
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")
how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)