song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
hey there; I say; see here
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
snipping sound; cutting sound; to cut
tool; implement; means; furniture
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
to put one's strength into
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)