more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
wall-mounted ornament; wall decoration; wall hanging; wall-mounted
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
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
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
woman; female; feminine gender
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
front; frontage; facade; main
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
courteous; decorous; polite
bad influence; negative influence
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
to be worried; to be troubled
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan