to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
so; like this; in this way
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
to become better; to improve
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
sad; wretched; deplorable
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
adds force or indicates command
had better ...; had better not ...
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
slave trade; human trafficking; slave trader
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
treatment (of a person); dealing with
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
rope; cord; policeman's rope