floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
fall; drop; descent; coming down
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to collapse; to flop (onto)
to choke; to have trouble breathing
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
failure; mistake; blunder
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself