floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
manual; instructions; guide; specification document; specifications; blueprint
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
folding into four; quarto
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
white background; blank; (arch.) female virgin
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
someone; a certain person
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
name; given name; first name
nothing but; except; no more than
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing