floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to become dim; to become blurred
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
foreigner; stranger; outsider; alien
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
these guys; these fellows
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
hostility; antagonism; opposition
security firm; security company
in swarms; in great crowds
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
democratization; democratisation
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
reduction of armaments; disarmament
in case of; at that time; at this time
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
troops; group members; team members
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation
deviation; departure; omission
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
black lustre; black luster