to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
noted doctor; excellent physician
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
seven times; many times; seventh (interval)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled; half-ripe; unripe
three; three years of age
bowl (ceramic, porcelain); counter for bowls of food or drink
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
already; now; no longer; not any more
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
shoji (paper sliding door)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow