(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to judge; to decide; to solve; to decipher; to divine; to guess
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
visiting a shrine on New Year's Eve and staying there until (or returning on) New Year's Day
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
gender; distinction of sex; sex
curse; spell; malediction
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil; (arch.) cordoning off; (arch.) cordoning-off sign
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
chair; stool; post; office; position
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
three sides; small offering stand
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
anthology (of poetry, etc.); compilation; collection; selection