name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
grimoire; manual of black magic; book of magic and spells
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
novel; original; new; innovative
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
how; in what way; how about
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
early morning crowing of a rooster; brown domestic fowl (chicken breed)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
in this way; thus; such; uh...
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only