first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
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.)
scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
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)
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
jōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater)
tradition; legend; folklore
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
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); (arch.) 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 (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 (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with