he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to knock down; to utterly defeat
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
don't you think?; indicates question
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
such ... as; or some such
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
instant; moment; for an instant
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little