goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
chapter one; first chapter
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to rebuild; to reconstruct
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
because of; owing to; due to
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
serious; severe; grave; acute
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
shoji (paper sliding door)
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
already; now; no longer; not any more