change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
means; way; method; measure
at; in; at; when; by; with
to squeeze out; to wring out
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
dear friends; (all of) you or those men
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
to surge (water or waves)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
silence; stillness; quietness
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
all night; throughout the night
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
political offense; political offence; political crime; political offender; political prisoner; prisoner of conscience
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence