indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
Mach (number); (at a) fast speed
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
both hands; both arms; ten
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
meaning; significance; sense
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
long military service; having experienced many battles
soldier; combatant; warrior
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
female vampire; vampiress
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked