horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
subject; national; citizen
to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
beautiful boy; pretty boy; handsome boy
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
to serve; to work for; to attend
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy