(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
from here; from this place
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
thousand years; very long period; forever
Japanese white pine (Pinus parviflora); small pine (esp. one pulled from the ground during "ne-no-hi-no-asobi")
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
brave warrior; hero; brave man
concentricity; same mind; unanimity; policeman; constable in the Edo period
detention; custody; confinement; internment
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
medal of honour; medal of merit
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
extemporary; improvised; extemporaneous
to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
to have a reason; to have an excuse
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
(arch.) policeman; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders; art of defeating (and capturing) an opponent with one's bare hands
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
main; principal; chief; primary; major
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to play for time; to use delaying tactics