floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
no!; no no!; no, not at all
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
... years old; age (of) ...
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
what kind of; what sort of; what
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
single word; a few words; brief comment
number one; first; best; most; game; round
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor