floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
(another's) daughter; young lady
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to be silent; to say nothing
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
hello; good day; good afternoon
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse