trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
soil fertility; soil quality; productivity of the soil
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to manage something successfully; to be successful
sympathy; compassion; pity
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
last night; yesterday evening
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
the whole day; all the day
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
considerably; fairly; quite