castle (in place names); castle; fortress
bygones; the past; past event
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to subsist; to keep on living
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
in person; personally; directly
inspection; examination; survey
right beside; close to; nearby
in the same way as; just like
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
mask; disguise; guise; mask
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
woman; female; feminine gender
two (long cylindrical things)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
general; popular; common; typical