(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
of course; certainly; naturally
originally; by nature; from the start
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
so miserable that it is painful to look at; can't bear to look at; painful to watch
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
honorific/polite/humble prefix
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
title of honour; title of honor
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
common person; foolish commoner
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
shameless; shameless person
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire