household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
time; hour; period; class
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
Hida (city, region of Gifu Prefecture, Edo-period province)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to permeate
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
now; the present time; just now; another; more
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
how many people; a number of people
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness