polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification; critical hit
to beat someone at their own game; to outdo someone in their specialty
bright; cheerful; in high spirits; clear (sky); cloudless; sunny
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
physical; relating to stamina; in terms of physical strength
mental; spiritual; emotional
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
preface; introduction; preamble
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
alone; by oneself; on one's own
people; citizens; subjects; folk
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
heretical religion; damaging religion; heresy
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
party; set; gang; company; person
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
war of aggression; war of conquest
number of times; frequency; count
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
unenlightened; uneducated; ignorant
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)