floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
for example; for instance; e.g.
sexy; popular; well-liked
existence; possession; having; limited company
very; extremely; excessively
diabetes; diabetes mellitus
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
excess flesh; surplus fat; flab
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
presumption; assumption; estimation
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
not caring; not giving a damn
like it or not; like or not like
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
contamination (esp. foreign bodies in food)
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
to boil strongly; to be excited
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
already; now; no longer; not any more
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
strength; power; proficiency; ability
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
manner of using one's hands
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)