to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
slight; little; insignificant
using every trick (in the book)
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
economic difficulties; financial difficulties; fiscal difficulties
assistance payment; subsidiary aid
payment; provision; benefit; performance
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
academic study; academic research
increase (in an amount of money)
this, that and the other; this and that
head (of a Japanese pipe, i.e. the bowl and shank); neck; head
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
footwork; mobility; flexibility; adaptability
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
serious; not joking; straight
since then; from that time; ever since
to say; to be pleased to say
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
intimidation; threat; bluster
to drop; to lose; to let fall
indigenous person; inhabitant of a country; local; native; local lords and samurai; daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)