outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate