to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
old body; aged person; elderly person
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
mutual assistance; mutual sympathy
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
at least; at most; (even) just
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
chief (of police); head (of office)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
protest; refutation; pleading
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to approach; to draw near
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river