floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
place that is cool in the summer; place one goes to escape the heat of summer; summer retreat
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
introspection; view from the inside; interior appearance; implication
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
chair; stool; post; office; position
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
furnishings; implements; equipment
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling