to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
the world in general; society; convention
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
in that manner; like that
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
how; in what way; how about
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
sympathy; compassion; pity
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
considerably; fairly; quite
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)