to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
a few years ago; some years back
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to cover fully; to wrap around
how many years; how long; what year
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw
I've got to be going; I must go
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
to bend; to warp; to curve
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
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
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
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)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to be opposite; to face each other
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face