floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
expressing one's mind; speaking out
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
narrow; cramped; tight; fussy; narrow-minded
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
while; even though; despite
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
in the same way as; just like
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
towering; astonishingly high
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do