to half-rise to one's feet
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
great tumult; great strife; big loud bang; bustle; dirdum; hell broken loose
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to take a breath; to take a short rest
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
again; once more; a second time
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
small number; few; minority
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)