merchant's home; rented home; store; shop
outside of; not covered by
from one's seat; without stirring
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
stepping back; drawing back
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
refinement; elegance; grace
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
in perfect form; going swimmingly
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
even though; despite; when
lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
though; notwithstanding; although
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
hair on the back of one's head
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)