ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
extremely dangerous; full of peril
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
of course; certainly; naturally
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
covering; protection; backing; relief
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
one end; an end; part; fragment
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
tool; implement; means; furniture
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
individual; private person; personal; private
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
central control room; main control room
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt