floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
solitarily; in a lonely fashion; all alone; by oneself
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
in proportion to; just as much as
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
minute adjustment; fine tuning
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
every year; yearly; annually
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to continue to rain or snow
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
school building; schoolhouse
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!