to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to gather; to collect; to assemble
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
makimono; handscroll; roll of cloth (for making a kimono); scarf; stole; makizushi
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
jōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater)
(The Story of) Anchin & Kiyohime; The Hidaka River Legend
legend; folklore; tradition
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
Ōshū (alternative name of the former Mutsu province)
river; stream; River; the ... river
visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
Wakayama Prefecture (Kinki area)
good family; respectable family; decent family
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway