guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to collapse into; to flop onto
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
everywhere; all over; throughout
to settle (in a place); to settle down
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
injured person; wounded person; casualty
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
military personnel; soldier
room for growth; potential; promise
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
that is to say; so that means
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base