floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to get between; to be caught in
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
excellent; superb; first-rate
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
right side; right-hand side
left side; left-hand side
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
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
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
meditation; contemplation
session; jam session; jam
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)