elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
pupil; student; schoolchild
to watch over; to watch attentively
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to choke; to have trouble breathing
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
in the same way as; just like
trembling with fear; filled with trepidation
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
changing clothes; change of clothes
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
that day; the very same day
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others