ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
method of bringing up; method of raising
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
to trample; to crush underfoot
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
everything; anything; nothing
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
attaining Buddhahood; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
news; word; tidings; omen
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)