Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
if so; in that case; in that situation
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
for a while; for some time; for a period
going to and fro; back and forth
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
single word; a few words; brief comment
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
white (complexion); fair-skinned
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess