smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
common (of objects, abstract things); usual
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to whine; to make feeble complaints
one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds); one's real motive and one's stated reason
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
hostility; animosity; enmity
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
gossip; corner of the mouth
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
excited condition; excited state
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)