to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
very young; little; childish; immature
to look attractive; to look nice
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
all night long; all through the night
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate
such ... as; or some such
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
middle of the night; dead of night
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
government permission; official licence; official license; government permit
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
Maitreya (Bodhisattva); Miroku
Maitreya (Bodhisattva); Miroku
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)