dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
(another's) daughter; young lady
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
how; in what way; how about
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
introduction (from abroad); transmission (through successive generations); being handed down (from generation to generation); being passed down
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
construction; architecture (of buildings)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
starting up (e.g. business, computer)
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
at that time; in those days
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
advanced; pioneering; cutting-edge
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person