advantage; point in favor; point in favour
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to pay attention; to be watchful
the other day; lately; recently
height (of body); stature
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
main question; real issue at hand
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
being about to cry; the verge of tears
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)