silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to hold something reverently with both hands
quietly; slowly; gracefully
corridor; hallway; passageway
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
niche (in Western architecture)
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
carving; engraving; sculpture
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
here and there; in places
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
blow to a vital point of a person's body; striking techniques (judo)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to collapse into; to flop onto
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
feminine handwriting; woman's hand
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to be infected; to be contagious
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to tear off; to strip; to rob
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits