floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
needlework; sewing; seamstress
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to shuffle one's feet; to trample underfoot
inside; interior; inner part
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
my husband; one's family; family member
by means of; due to; because of; according to
confections; sweets; candy; cake
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
dew prevention; preventing condensation
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
form; shape; figure; visage
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to hold or operate with one's hands; to handle; to find difficult to manage