futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
merchant's home; rented home; store; shop
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
from one's home; while sitting at home; without leaving one's house; without moving from one's chair; without taking a step outside
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
stepping back; drawing back
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
refinement; elegance; grace
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
in perfect form; going swimmingly
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
even though; despite; when
lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)