this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
rakshasa; man-eating demon in Hinduism and Buddhism
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
little by little; bit by bit
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
literally; to the letter; literal
to crumble away; to collapse
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
not yet known; unknown; strange
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
chance; opportunity; occasion
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create