floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
wounded person; injured person
to be erected; to be built
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
before it becomes (verb); before (an undesirable thing occurs)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
dividing into four; quartering
much less; to say nothing of
to say things to ease one's mind
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
patching up (e.g. a failure); covering up (e.g. a mistake); glossing over
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
product; produce; result; fruit
postwar period; period after Second World War
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to pry (open); to prise; to wrench
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to repeat; to do over again
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
memories; recollections; reminiscence
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
way (of doing); manner; method; means