since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
directly; in person; firsthand
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
both hands; both arms; ten
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
tenth day of the month; ten days
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to shout (in anger); to yell
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
in the mountains; among the mountains
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)