the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to thrust away; to send flying
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
scene; spectacle; sight; view
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
how much; how many; to what extent
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
judgment; judgement; discernment
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
to change (one's clothes)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
not caring; not giving a damn
several people; a few people
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
most part; greater part; majority
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to put on (clothing); (lit.) to put (one's arms) through the sleeves
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
while; even though; despite
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime