life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
so what!; who gives a damn?
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
don't you think?; indicates question
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
retiring from military service
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
unless one ...; if one does not ...
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
job; work; duties; trade; skill
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
form; shape; figure; visage
when it becomes; when it comes to
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to do something without any particular intention or mind to do so
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member