hateful; detestable; loathsome
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
to fall on one's backside
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
in order; in turn; one by one
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
originally; by nature; from the start
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
cruelty; hard-heartedness
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
very likely; very probable
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)