since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
directly; in person; firsthand
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
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
both hands; both arms; ten
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
10th day of the month; ten days
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to shout (in anger); to yell
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
in the mountains; among the mountains
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
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
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)