advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
(some) more; even more; longer; further
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
for this very reason; that is exactly why
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
forcibly; by force; against one's will
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
recompense; indemnity; atonement
about the same; about equal to; close match
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
that; the matter in question
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more