what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
in the end; at the end of the day
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
as (for); for; in the capacity of
comparatively; relatively
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
armed might; military power; the sword; force
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to pile up; to accumulate
chance (of success); odds
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
end; close; conclusion; termination
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)