to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
feelings; thoughts; meaning
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
front; frontage; facade; main
opening; aperture (e.g. camera); opening one's mouth; beginning to speak; open; broad
to tire of; to lose interest in; (arch.) to be satisfied; (arch.) to enjoy; (arch.) to do adequately
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
this world; this life; world of the living
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
personality; style; appearance
Zen; Zen temple; Zen priest
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
critical condition; being on the verge of death
Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
mourning; (arch.) calamity; (arch.) misfortune
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
Quanzhou (China); Chinchew
sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)
great virtue; virtuous priest; priest; rich person
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
vicissitudes; continual change; transmigration; metempsychosis
pilgrimage; walking tour; travelling (on foot)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
several years; a few years