fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
how long; how much; to what extent
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
nature; property; disposition
to do together; to share; to participate in
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
one's own work; making by oneself
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
that's true; of course; obviously
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
of no interest; not interested
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
pistol; handgun; revolver
other than; excluding; without
childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
(ammunition) cartridge; shell case
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river