to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
correction; rectification; mending; repair
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding bed
ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to be reminded of; to call to mind
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
shallow playboy; frivolous lad; good-time Charlie
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
worthy of; worth doing; worth having
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
smelling of earth; rustic
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
probability; likelihood; chances
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
outside of; not covered by
sunlight; rays of the Sun
night watch; fire watchman
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
to watch over; to watch attentively