talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
relation; relative; kind; cordial
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to revere; to respect; to worship
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
daring and resolute; having dauntless courage
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
back street; back alley; off-street
alone; by oneself; on one's own
just one person; only one
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
to grimace; to make a wry face
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
sweet voice; seductive voice
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
tone (of voice); manner of talking