charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
in one's own way or style
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
political measures; policy
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
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
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
accession to the throne; enthronement
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
everything; anything; nothing
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
ill will; malice; evil intent
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to apologize; to apologise
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
hello; good day; good afternoon