successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
good-quality; superior in quality
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
personal accessories (ornaments, adornments)
forcibly; against one's will
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
thereupon; shortly thereafter
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to be angular; to jut out; to be pointed; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
moving about; stirring about
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light