tub bath; washing oneself in a tub; taking a bath in a washtub; cleaning oneself for religious purification; ablution
general; popular; common; typical
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
limited; limiting; restrictive
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
admiration; wonder; astonishment
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to accept; to receive; to agree