reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
long ago; already; a long time ago
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
tradition; legend; folklore
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
unqualified; without qualifications
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
it is not (like that) either
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
chastity; virtue; fidelity
to engage in prostitution
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)