to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
living room (Western style); sitting room
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
ten; 10; ten years of age
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
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
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
trouble; bother; annoyance
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to trample; to crush underfoot
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
this; our; right; justice; checking account
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
silence (not speaking); muteness
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten