natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
plural; multiple; several
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to discuss; to talk together
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
please; somehow or other; one way or another
honorific/polite/humble prefix
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
man; male; masculine gender
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
go that far; to that extent
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
in order; in turn; one by one
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to care for someone; to look after someone
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to write down (what someone says); to take down dictation; to take notes (e.g. of a lecture); to copy out (a text)
fourth day of the month; four days
land near a castle; castle town
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to be silent; to say nothing