near; close; beside; third person
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
many; much; plenty; hardly
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)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
interior; inside; internal
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
battlefield; battleground
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to dye; to colour; to color
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river