floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
don't worry about it; forget about it
speech and conduct; words and deeds
memory; sense; experience
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
receiving; acceptance; reception
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
one's family; family member
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
direct control; direct supervision
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
leader of a delegation (body, party)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
infancy; childhood; tender age
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
for some (unspecified) reason
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
personage; person (deserving of respect)
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
breastplate; chest protector; bib
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous