stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
corridor; gallery; platform; passageway
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to kill (with a sword, knife, spear, etc.); to slay; to cut down
without trouble; easily; readily
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
immediately; instantly; right away; suddenly; abruptly; all of a sudden
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; frightening
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
wickedness; evil; wicked person
out of the question; preposterous
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
open-hearted; free and easy; frank; not being bothered by unimportant things
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
nothing but; none other than
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party
even if nothing else; more than anything else
to comfort; to console; to amuse
samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); being reborn; reincarnation
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
continual change; vicissitudes; transmigration; metempsychosis
temporarily; short period; once; one morning
other matters; other people's affairs
to make a speech; to address
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means