cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
not yet known; unknown; strange
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
you (plural); all of you; you all
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
entreaty; appeal; petition
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
orphan; person without friends
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
each; (arch.) you (plural)
objection; dissent; protest
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to pick up; to find; to gather
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)