middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
drama; play; powerful drug
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
military personnel; soldier
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
Japanese person; Japanese people
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
people; citizens; subjects; folk
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist