difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.
palanquin; litter; bier; kago
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
inn; tavern; Edo period lodging for travellers
unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata
chicken meat; reddish-brown chicken
to lie deep in; to extend far back
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
companion; company; tritagonist
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
all together; in a body; en masse; all alike
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
to set (sun); to become dark
sleepover; overnight stay
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
calmness; stillness; tranquility; calmness of the heart; enlightenment
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
everything; anything; nothing
fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); distractedly
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
again; once more; a second time
opposite side; opposition
particulars; details; specified items
uneasiness; uncertainty; anxiety; apprehension; restlessness; insecurity
corridor; hallway; passageway
shoji (paper sliding door)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
piece; fragment; one (object)
(arch.) charmed and cursed; something that bewilders; something that leads one astray; the work of demons
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)