black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
while; during; while; although; all; both
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
living; lifestyle; living room
to be needed; to be wanted
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
two persons; two people; pair; couple
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
such ... as; or some such
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally