to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
to be worried; to be troubled
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to shake; to sway; to waver
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
dated; date; fixed; external
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
something; some kind of; for some reason
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate