imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
no, not like that (but like this)
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
common people; ordinary people; masses
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
outward appearance; apparent
in comparison to; rather than
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
family quarrel; quarrel between parent and child
firm; strong; solid; stable
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
to return to normal; to recover; to restore
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
even though; despite; when
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to fly around; to scatter
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
instant; moment; for an instant
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
individual; one by one; separate; each
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
cause (grounds) for concern (anxiety); reason for uneasiness
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
composed expression; clear face
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress