floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
first meeting; first interview with
way; method; means; resource; course
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
dill (Anethum graveolens)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
chair; stool; post; office; position
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
impression given by a painting or image
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all