floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
shallow bowl for displaying flowers, bonsai, etc.
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
stable boy; stable hand; groom
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
public facilities; utilities
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
corridor; hallway; passageway
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously