tension; mental strain; nervousness
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
this family; we; this house
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
responsibility; duty; obligation
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously
please; somehow or other; one way or another
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to serve; to work for; to attend
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
although I say; although one might say; although called
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
diversion (from e.g. one's worries); distraction
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
way one walks; one's walk