out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
bishop's staff; khakkhara
The Tempest (play by Shakespeare, sonata by Beethoven)
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
dominion; territory; possession
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
beginning; outset; first; onset
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
how; in what way; how about
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to watch intently; to stare