thin; slender; fine; unlucky
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
like this; this sort; this way
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
innocent; cherubic; childlike
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
Asura; demigod; fighting; carnage; sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); log slide
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
tranquillity and peace; tranquility and peace; peaceful and uneventful
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
reality; actuality; hard fact
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
second; number two; runner-up
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)