floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
water-resistant; waterproof
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
health; healthy; sound; fit
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
group; party; team; squad; section
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
pupil; student; schoolchild
leadership; initiative; spearhead
festival; feast; carnival
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit