keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
stopping at; going no further than
tool; implement; means; furniture
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
ordinary; common; mediocre
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
to clamber (up); to scale
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
head; lead; vanguard; first
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
determination; resolution
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
both hands; both arms; ten
one end; an end; part; fragment