accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
beyond this point; from now on; after this
minimum; at the very least
support; backing; aid; assistance
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities
reopening; resumption; restarting
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
fine weather; fair weather