floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
master; teacher; stable master
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
suffix for familiar person
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
locomotor ataxia; difficulty walking or speaking (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.); someone with this problem
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
yearned for; longed for; missed
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
skill; dexterity; master hand
armed forces; military; troops
thousands; several thousand
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
to be needed; to be wanted
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone