floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
such ... as; or some such
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
piece of meat; cut of meat
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
to find out; to discover; to detect
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
besides; in addition; also; moreover
length of time which food products will keep; to keep a long time
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
comfort; consolation; diversion
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to collect; to assemble; to gather