battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
premature death; untimely death; dying young
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
maid; helper; help; assistance
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
club activities; extracurricular activities
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
feeling; sense; impression
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
now; the present time; just now; another; more
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop