great person; eminent figure
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
junior high school student; middle school pupil
tension; mental strain; nervousness
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
photo book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models); photobook
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
hereabouts; around there; that area
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
barrier lagoon; coral-reef lagoon
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
just one person; only one
how many months?; how long?
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
between the waves; in the waves; on the waves; behind the waves; beneath the waves