woman; female; feminine gender
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
surroundings; environs; circumference
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
(made of) stone; stone-built
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
many; much; plenty; hardly
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
such ... as; or some such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
senior high school; high school
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist