tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
companion; partner; spouse
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
joint (between bones); backbone; spirit
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
woman; female; feminine gender
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
still; even now; to this day
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
hair pulled tightly back in a bun