to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
desperately; for one's dear life
to intervene; to stop (something)
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to stare back (at); to glare back
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
to be kind to; to treat kindly
in that way; like that; that way