clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to step back; to walk backwards
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
all night long; all through the night
to attempt; to test; to try out
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
sentiment; sentimentality
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
repentance; confession; penitence
duty; obligation; responsibility
literally; to the letter; literal
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to make an appeal; to urge
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
because of; owing to; due to