called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
balcony; Spanish bar; Spanish-style restaurant with a counter, serving food, alcoholic drinks, and coffee
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent