ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
to cease; to stop; to be over
one-by-one; separately; in detail
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to dance; to perform dance steps
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
though; notwithstanding; although
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
soiling; polluting; shame; disgrace; chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)