showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose