present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
in that manner; like that
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
danger; peril; hazard; risk
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
please; somehow or other; one way or another
please (give me); please (do for me)
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
maid; helper; help; assistance
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
and; thereupon; because of that
night attack; nocturnal assault
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
various countries; various regions; various provinces
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
people; men and women; each person; everybody
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
villain; baddie; the villain's part