relation; relative; kind; cordial
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
going out (of a noble, shogun, royalty, etc.); visit; attendance
late at night; small hours of the morning
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
beyond that point; after that
buttocks; lower back; waist; kimono underskirt
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
place; position; location; position; standing; status
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
monkey show; bad acting; overacting; unconvincing performance
main point; main object; chief purpose; core; gist; essence
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
to put on airs; to assume importance
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation
course; route; path; process; stages
being in love with each other