floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to look around; to survey
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
plural; multiple; plural (number)
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
high priest; highly ranked priest; virtuous priest; priest of great sanctity and learning
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
to prostrate oneself (before)
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
sound; tone; note; ring; chirp
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
in person; personally; directly
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate