stairs; stairway; staircase
towering; astonishingly high
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
observation; survey; watching
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to dye; to colour; to color
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to rock; to shake; to swing
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
as a child; when one was a child
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
popular name; common name; given name
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
only; merely; but; no more than
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on