floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face
one part; one portion; one section
round shape; circle; circular form
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to run around; to bustle about
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
other side; opposite side; other party
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
as stated; verbatim; literally
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
the person in question; the person themselves; said person