atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
introduction (from abroad); transmission (through successive generations); being handed down (from generation to generation); being passed down
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
construction; architecture (of buildings)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
starting up (e.g. business, computer)
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
at that time; in those days
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
advanced; pioneering; cutting-edge
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
son and heir; son who will succeed one
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)