I see; that's right; indeed
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
than; from; out of; except; but; more
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
hakkeyoi!; come on!; go ahead!
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...