to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
very; much; greatly; a lot of
failure; mistake; blunder
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
in the meanwhile; during the time
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
don't worry; there's no need to worry
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
kithara (ancient Greek musical instrument); cithara
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
at that time; in those days
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
Paloh (Malaysia); Paro (Bhutan)