floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to strangle; to constrict
no, not like that (but like this)
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
prohibition; inhibition; ban
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
and; thereupon; because of that
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to keep away; to keep at a distance
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
absence due to illness; sick leave
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
great difference; big difference; wide margin
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably