presence; sitting with; being with
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
recitation (of a poem); chanting; composition (of a poem); composed poem; classical Chinese poetry form; stress of sound in noh song
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
quiet conversation; idle talk
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
indispensable; essential; necessary
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
tune (melody, piece of music)
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
history; pedigree; lineage
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
long ago; once upon a time
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
such ... as; or some such
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
to say; to be called; to do
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
lute priest; biwa-playing minstrel; travelling pre-Meiji musical performer (usu. blind and dressed like a Buddhist monk)
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
being adopted into the family of one's bride
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster