to need; to call for; to require
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
instant; moment; for an instant
stirring; slight movement
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
strong interaction; strong force
with a "plop" (of tears, drop of water, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
family; members of a family
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
mental derangement; madness; insanity
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength