floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to harbor suspicion; to harbour suspicion
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
opposite bank; farther shore
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
particularly; only; in the case of
animal abuse; animal cruelty; cruelty to animals; cruelty toward animals
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to keep in mind; to memorize