floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
very; much; greatly; a lot of
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
this and that; one thing or another
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to sting one's eyes; to make one's eyes smart
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
street; quarter; district; area
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result