while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
conviction; belief; confidence
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
blow; shock; strike; batting
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
acting without restraint; self-indulgence; wild license; being pretentious; putting on airs; foppery
even though; despite; when
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river