floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
counter for drops of liquid
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
(in) the air; midair; sky
to fly around; to scatter
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels
to hit hard; to strike hard
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
I see; that's right; indeed
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to