anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
unique; peculiar; singular
nature; property; disposition
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
stairs; stairway; staircase
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
use; utilization; utilisation; application
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
originally; by nature; from the start
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
conquest; domination; mastery
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly