kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
to offend someone; to give offence; to hurt someone's feelings
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
to be helpful; to be useful
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
sincere; earnest; serious
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
senior group member; leader among peers; (like) one's older brother; big brother
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to pass (of time); to elapse
negative emotions; negative feelings
military man; warrior; soldier
family; relatives; dependents; household
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
it is I who should say so
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
as a child; when one was a child
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely