to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
treatment; service; handling; management
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
to prostrate oneself before
even for an instant; even as a joke
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
strong person; the strong; the powerful
verbal message; word (from someone)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
command; lead; generalship; leadership
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to send or direct a person to
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy