to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
such ... as; or some such
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
way of speaking; intimation
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
southern part; the south (of a region)
powerful family; powerful clan
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
the good fortune to have been born male
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
to need; to call for; to require
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
hereabouts; around there; that area
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
how dare ...; how could ...
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful