that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
stairs; stairway; staircase
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
the same generation; coeval
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
accident; emergency; calamity
fall; drop; descent; coming down
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
moron; idiot; stupid person
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to discuss; to talk together
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
to have the privilege of doing
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
this family; we; this house
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse