so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
guidance; leadership; leading the way
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
in the same way as; just like
dull sound; muffled sound
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to strike (someone) down; to knock down; to thrash; to place firmly
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
grotesque; disgusting; gross
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
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
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to fly around; to scatter
feeling sick; feeling nauseous; feeling unwell; feeling displeased; feeling offended; feeling irritated
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
meaning; significance; sense
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at