floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to be infected; to be contagious
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
to send or direct a person to
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to brave a danger; to take a risk
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
even though it is not; despite not
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
counter for drops of liquid
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
really; truly; indeed; good grief
cup of sake used to drink to the establishment of a partnership, commitment to marriage, etc.; nuptial cup of sake
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
recovery; rescue; recapture
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
while; during (the time when)
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones