to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
big man; large man; tall man; giant
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
of course; certainly; naturally
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
perfect; complete; flawless
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
honorific/polite/humble prefix
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to drop to one's knees; to sink to one's knees
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
loud laughter; hearty laugh
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to gather; to collect; to assemble
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
duty; obligation; responsibility
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when