world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
possible; likely; probable
wealth and poverty; rich and poor
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
to taste and compare several dishes (or foods) of the same type
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to cause someone to worry
business trip; official trip
out of range; outside the limits (of...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
sympathy; empathy; response
suckling child; babe in arms; child at the breast; baby; infant
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
one by one; one each; one at a time
to live; to make a living; to get on with
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
parting; separation; farewell
setting off (on a trip); departure
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down