to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
promotion (school, military, etc.)
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
this world; this life; world of the living
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
necessary condition; requirement
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
no, not like that (but like this)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
starting point; starting line
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person