be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
at a loss for words; stumped for words
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
bringing; taking; carrying
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
bento; Japanese box lunch
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
firefight; gun battle; shoot-out
war; fighting; fierce competition
all one has; all one's possessions
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
opposite side; opposition
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to triumph; to be elated with success
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
go on!; right!; here goes!
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to be greedy; to devour greedily
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms