... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
the aforementioned; the said; the usual; kudan; yōkai resembling a human-headed bovine, said to prophesize misfortune or bountiful harvest
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
inner citadel; core; center; centre
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
manners; courtesy; etiquette
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to pray that one avoids disaster or illness; to pray for harm or death to come upon someone; to curse; to charm; to conjure; (arch.) to treat illness (with a prayer)
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to accept; to receive; to agree
obscurity; mystery; abstruseness
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
first generation; founder
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
at; in; at; when; by; with
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to prostrate oneself (before)
main hall; great hall; large hall; reception hall
abode (of a nobleman or emperor); Imperial chamber
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter
bringing; taking; carrying
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
walking briskly; determinedly
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach