yen (currency of Japan); circle
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to be too late; to be too slow
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
maintaining contact (with); keeping in contact (with); keeping in touch (with); introducing (unacquainted people); getting acquainted (with one another)
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
to affect; to impact; to influence
to monitor closely (for rule-breaking, etc.); to keep a close eye on
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to be greatly perplexed; to be at a loss; to be sorely troubled; to be greatly embarrassed
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
main cause; primary factor
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination