the person in question; the person themselves; said person
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
just one person; only one
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
money loser; high-cost, low-return project
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to have a talk; to tell a story
to be opposite; to face each other
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
long ago; already; a long time ago
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient