indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
body; physical system; (the) person
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
going around; patrol; round; tour
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
shoji (paper sliding door)
to throw open; to leave open
night watch; night guard; night shift
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
four corners; four ordinal directions
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
young person; youth; young
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
older sister; elder sister
to be fated to; be linked by fate
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
left side; left-hand side
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar