floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
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)
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
slimy; slippery; greasy; smoothly (of CGI movements, video streaming, etc.)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
leather shoes; leather boots
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
corridor; hallway; passageway
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
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)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to crouch; to squat; to cower
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that