already; now; no longer; not any more
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
leopard (Panthera pardus)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
short pause; short interval
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; leisurely; deliberately
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to square one's shoulders
decision; judgment; resolution
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
bolt from the blue; great surprise
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (tooth); loading (gun with ammunition, camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
had better ...; had better not ...
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy