floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
in case of; at that time; at this time
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
don't you think?; indicates question
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
having not yet occurred; having not yet appeared; undiscovered; not yet invented; unpublished
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)