low tone; bass; low voice
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to make an appeal; to urge
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
young person acting like an old person; officials who helped the council of elders during the Edo period
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
environment; circumstance
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
to invite in; to show someone in
quarrel; dispute; argument
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
body; physique; build; stature
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
tail (animal); tail end; tip
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly