antiquity; the previous era
to fall in love (with); to love
laughingstock; object of ridicule
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
lover; sweetheart; mistress
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to slide down; to slip down
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
songbird; bird with a beautiful song
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
to crouch; to squat; to cower
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
almost; roughly; approximately
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
and; thereupon; because of that