plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
two times; twice; two degrees
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
delivery; transfer; hand-over
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
proposal; offer; request; application
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
messenger; envoy; emissary
boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
shameless; shameless person
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
mourning; (arch.) calamity; (arch.) misfortune
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
fox cub; little fox; small fox; juvenile fox
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
of course; certainly; naturally
to be surprised; to be astonished
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat