attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
rational; reasonable; logical
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
silence; stillness; quietness
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes