there is no way that ...; easy; simple
principle; theory; fundamental truth
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to rock; to shake; to swing
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
long ago; once upon a time
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
value; worth; estimation; evaluation; bargain; good buy
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
quality (of a product or a service)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick
descendant; progeny; offspring
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
promissory note; written acknowledgment of debt; IOU
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
interest (on a loan, deposit etc.)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell