explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
all night; throughout the night
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
dozens; scores of; decades
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
red paper restaurant lantern; cheap eating and drinking place
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
though; notwithstanding; although
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface