let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
single word; a few words; brief comment
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
explanation; interpretation
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
without permission; without notice
besides; moreover; in addition
to harm; to cause harm to
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
petition; complaint; (legal) brief
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
entreaty; supplication; petition
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders