altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
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
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
suffix for familiar person
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to drop; to lose; to let fall
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
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)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
trauma (usu. psychological)
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick
modesty; humility; being humble
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
no!; no no!; no, not at all