hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
directions; instructions; orders; command
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
religious leader; person of religion; religious figure; religionist
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
retirement; resignation; stepping down
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
convenience; user-friendliness
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to be moved by affection; to be moved by kindness; to be touched
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
armchair theory; impracticable theory
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
automatic; intransitive verb
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
function; facility; faculty; feature
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to shed light; to cast light
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
street; quarter; district; area
many; a lot; much; multitude
to cease; to stop; to be over