floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
guess; speculation; supposition
to accept; to receive; to agree
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
death penalty; capital punishment
to look forward to something
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to triumph; to be elated with success
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to accuse somebody; to charge someone
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
many; numerous; various; large number of
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
long hair style popular in the Genroku era
to be conspicuous; to stand out