therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
reality; actuality; hard fact
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
victim; injured party; sufferer
agricultural land; farmland
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
ending without incident; being successfully brought to completion; finishing something without a hitch
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to put on (of clothing); (lit.) to put (arms) through sleeves