fair and square; open and aboveboard
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to speak; to say; to vocalize
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
whole nation; whole land; whole country
to shut in; to confine; to contain
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
with a broad grin; smirking
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
all; entire; whole; altogether
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
action of making something; -ification