to resound; to echo; to reverberate
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
princess; daughter of a nobleman
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to be needed; to be wanted
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
sleepwalker; somnambulist
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
floating bridge; pontoon bridge
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
door; gate; opening; title page
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
habutai; habutae; fine Japanese silk
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble