to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
switching over to; migration; transition
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
poisoning; kill by poison
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
to shut in; to confine; to contain
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
establishment; settlement
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)