small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
clearing; cleaning up; clearing; settling (e.g. payment)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
crawling forward (on one's stomach)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
night attack; nocturnal assault
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
great hurry; great haste; rush
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to amuse oneself; to make merry
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to run up to; to rush over
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
business; trade; operations; sales
although there are many of them
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
to win fame; to become widely known; to make a name for oneself
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for