breastplate; chest protector; bib
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
but; however; provided that
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
this (very thing); this precisely
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
powerful person; influential person
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
king; monarch; ruler; champion
loud laughter (esp. by a group of people); roar of laughter; raucous laughter
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
very small; tiny; insignificant