covered bridge passageway connecting the backstage (mirror room) to the noh stage
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
skirt (of a kimono); hem (of a kimono)
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
partly open; in half bloom
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
roaring; thundering; thunderous; deafening; ear-splitting
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
wounded person; casualty; injured person
end; close; finish; termination
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
major incident; major happening; big scandal
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
sunshine; dry weather; luster; lustre
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
party; gang; company; squad
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic