how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
firm; unshakeable; resolute
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
again; once more; a second time
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
door; gate; opening; title page
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
I see; that's right; indeed
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
again (and again); once again; yet again
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
sleeping together; sleeping with; sharing a bed
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid