fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
being resolved to (do something); having a wholehearted intention
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
by myself; in person; by oneself
mountain climbing; mountaineering
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
it's not like; it isn't as if
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland