floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
three sides; small offering stand
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
anthology (of poetry, etc.); compilation; collection; selection
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
four corners; four ordinal directions
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
tension; mental strain; nervousness
even if; even though; however; no matter how
placed one upon another; piled up; excellent; splendid; superimposition; superposition
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
before god; before an altar
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
irreligion; lack of religion; unbelief
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
inside one's heart; in one's mind
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
instant; moment; for an instant
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
antiquity; the previous era
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say