floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
(not) so much; (not) that much
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
thereupon; shortly thereafter
after that; afterwards; thereafter
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to faint; to be exhausted
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
molester; groper; masher; pervert
to use up all one's strength
good feeling; feeling good
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret