daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
because of; owing to; due to
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
suicide (carried out with a blade, gun, etc.)
stone tower; stone pagoda; tombstone; gravestone
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
one day; (on) a certain day
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
real thing; original; actual
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
wherein; therein; thereinto
novel; story; (work of) fiction
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
story; tale; talk; discussion
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return