silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
other side; opposite side; other party
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
order of seats; seating precedence; class standing
merits and demerits; good points and bad points; strengths and weaknesses
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
intention; idea; inclination; wish
to put one's heart and soul (into); to completely devote oneself (to)
unsurpassable; peerless; having no equal; outclassing (others)
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
invisibly; secretly; privately
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
drama; play; powerful drug
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
wherein; therein; thereinto