floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
one eye; one of one's eyes
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
virile; tough; masculine; intense
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
firm adherence to one's principles; chastity (of a woman)
common foot soldier (feudal Japan); samurai of the lowest rank
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
Kinoshita Toukichirō (1920.3.25-)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
pleased to make your acquaintance