floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
school rules; school regulations
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to repaint; to paint again
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
attendance (at school); going to school
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to smile with one's whole face; to squint