respect (epistolary usage)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
what was said; what it means; origin of a story (or tradition, etc.)
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
one's right-hand man; one's trusted henchman
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
the liver and gall bladder; one's inner being
to mutually shine on (each other)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
any; at all; in the least; even in a slight degree; ever
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
great virtue; virtuous priest; priest; rich person
Zen meditation; meditative consultation with the head abbot
brilliant; radiant; bright; sparkling
notice; notification; report; posting
to get on a horse; to mount a horse