useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
resignation; acceptance; consolation
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
method of bringing up; method of raising
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
both; both sides; both parties
to stop (plug) one's ears
only; merely; but; no more than
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
harm; injury; evil (influence)
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to run up to; to rush over
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
one's best interests; one's own good
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
looking pale; looking unwell
to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that