floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
how; in what way; by what means
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
appearance; figure; shape; form
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
passing through without stopping; passing by
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
near; close; beside; third person
even though; despite; when
stealthy steps; soft steps
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to live through; to survive
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
intelligence operative; spy
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess