accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
negotiations; discussions; connection
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to order; to command; to appoint
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
mountain river; mountain stream
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
long (time that has passed); old (story)
middle palace guard (ritsuryo system)
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
large-scale play; play with an A-list cast; big act; big charade; theatre with a government licence (Edo period)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)