fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
great difference; big difference; wide margin
rather; sooner; preferably
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
bystander's vantage point; outsider's better grasp of the situation; onlookers see more of the game than the players do; (lit.) people watching a game of go see 8 moves further ahead
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
man; male; masculine gender
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
height (of body); stature
difficult to ...; hard to ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
expression; look; countenance; face
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
a help; an aid; some assistance
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
comfort; consolation; diversion
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)