state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
snake; serpent; large snake
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to creep about; to crawl around
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
stepping back; drawing back
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
going west; heading westward
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
(garden) cemetery; park-style cemetery; memorial park
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
row of cherry trees (lining a street)
Yoshino cherry (Prunus yedoensis)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
double-flowered cherry tree; double cherry blossoms
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
virile; tough; masculine; intense
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
ago; since; before; previous
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
every year; yearly; annually