floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
fixed time; regular time; scheduled time; fixed period; scheduled period
working; in operation; running; active
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
is that so?; I see; right; oh
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to enclose; to corral; to fence in; to pen in
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
on and after; from ... onward; since
league; federation; union
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
along with; in line with; following; due to; as a result of; in accordance with
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
business; work; operations; service; duties
work; business; company; study
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
to play a central role; to take a leading part
else; in addition; besides
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
participation; joining; entry