serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
three; three years of age
that's a different matter; that's a different story
collection of books; (personal) library
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
religious painting; religious picture
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
to carry around; to carry on one's person
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
suffix for familiar person
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to be reminded of; to call to mind
though; notwithstanding; although
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
to hide; to keep to oneself
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to weave within (hair, fabric, etc.); to braid