to pick up; to find; to gather
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
worst; worst-case (scenario)
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to blow off; to be blown off
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
one thin flat object; one sheet
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
confused; flustered; at a loss
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all