floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops
when it comes to; concerning
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
narrow; thin (sized); slender
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
to make sure of the truth
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
being all smiles with joy
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
information; news; report; reward; retribution
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to get help; to enlist aid
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
if it is the case that ...
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
preference; priority; precedence
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
flight; desertion; escape
drama; play; powerful drug
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
just a minute; small quantity
traveling expenses; travelling expenses