hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
directly; in person; firsthand
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
existence; possession; having; limited company
will or decree (esp. of shogun); emperor's wishes
hut (esp. on a mountain); shack; refuge; shanty
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
morning; (arch.) next morning
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them