ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
carving; engraving; sculpture
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
each encampment; strong (wind); fierce; intermittent
instant; moment; for an instant
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
burnable garbage; burnable waste
nonburnable garbage; nonflammables
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
and yet; though; when; in spite of
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse