floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
understood; I see; OK; present; here
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
retreating figure; appearance from behind
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
(period of) a year; during an era
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
breastfeeding; nursing; suckling
24 hours; twenty-four hours
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to care for someone; to look after someone
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to entrust; to leave to a person
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
infants; babies and very young children
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
postpartum; after childbirth
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to talk; to chat; to chatter
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
anything and everything; just about everything
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
aging; ageing; adding to one's years