life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
contract; compact; agreement
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
royal capital; imperial capital
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
street; quarter; district; area
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb