floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
luxurious and gorgeous; splendid; dazzling
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
attendance; presence; appearance
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
to tighten; to press hard
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination