preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
anything and everything; just about everything
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to twine (fibers to make rope); to twist
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
debauched; lewd; lascivious; lecherous; salacious; wild
forcibly; by force; against one's will
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
man; male; masculine gender
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness