in comparison to; rather than
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
for example; for instance; e.g.
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
posing a question; question
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
to need; to demand; to take; to require
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
to assign a role to an actor
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
in good health; alive and well; going strong
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
no!; no no!; no, not at all
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
indigestion; dyspepsia; incomprehensibility; inability to understand
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent