floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
curious; strange; unusual
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to hold something reverently with both hands
to push (something) against
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
look!; there!; here!; that is
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)