to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
alone; by oneself; on one's own
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
again; once more; a second time
other side; opposite side; other party
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
relatively; comparatively
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
when it becomes; when it comes to
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
because of; owing to; due to
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
society; the world; the times
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations