siren (in Greek mythology)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose 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
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
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
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 off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
snipping sound; cutting sound; to cut
tool; implement; means; furniture
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
as one wishes; the way 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