to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to come to one's senses; to calm down
children's story; fairy tale
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to pick up; to find; to gather
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
just because; even if; even though
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
elder sister; effeminate man
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
feeling of food or drink going down one's throat
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state