hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
now; the present time; just now; another; more
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
being exposed to radiation; radiation exposure
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to shed light; to cast light
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
only; merely; but; no more than
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
east, west, south and north
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
men and women of all ages
distinction; differentiation; classification
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
while; during; while; although; all; both
scripture; passage from scripture
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)