detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
older sister; lass; young lady
close; intimate; on good terms
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
fate; destiny; predestination
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
technique; art; skill; move
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
good-for-nothing; worthless
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
even more; still more; further
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to kick out (e.g. someone from a house)
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism