fitting (e.g. door, window); fit
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
to shout (in anger); to yell
active; dynamic; energetic
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
feeling of alienation; sense of being excluded; feeling of estrangement
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
corridor; hallway; passageway
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
equipment; fixtures; furnishings; fittings; furniture; supplies
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
step; stride; counter for steps
going straight on; going straight ahead
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift
a glance; a look; a glimpse
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
pattern paper (for dressmaking); stencil
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
manner of using one's hands
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
pigtails; two plaits (braids) hanging about one's shoulders; two plaits (braids) hanging down one's back
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength