floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
on hand; readily available
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fantuus
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
convenient; handy; useful
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to flare up; to burst into flames
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
end of life; death; annihilation
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
wound suffered in a fight
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
virile; tough; masculine; intense
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried