tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
physical strength; muscle strength
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
posture; position; stance
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
after a long time; for the first time in a while
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
continuation; succession; series; continuous
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through