to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
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 whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
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; share-alike; inheritance
area; region; district; locality
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
red paper 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
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
locals; local inhabitants
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize