human being;  human;  person;  character (of a person)
 that's the way it is;  such is life
 obedient;  meek;  docile;  honest;  frank;  upfront (about one's feelings)
 to receive;  to get;  to accept;  to take;  to interpret;  to understand
 softly;  gently;  stealthily;  secretly;  to leave alone;  to leave as it is
 direction;  way;  side (of an argument, etc.);  one's part;  type;  category;  field (of study, etc.)
 spell;  charm;  incantation;  magic word
 to recite;  to chant;  to cry;  to yell;  to advocate;  to advance
 certainly;  for sure;  distinctly;  clearly;  firmly;  tightly
 to make sure of;  to assure oneself of;  to see with one's own eyes;  to ascertain
 to receive;  to get;  to eat;  to drink;  to be crowned with;  to wear (on one's head)
 complete;  completion;  perfection;  accomplishment
 color of a flower (colour);  light indigo;  light blue
 to smoke;  to breathe in;  to suck;  to sip;  to absorb;  to soak up
 sprout;  shoot;  bud;  germinal disk (in an egg)
 surface;  face;  outside;  exterior;  appearances;  superficiality
 to divide;  to cut;  to halve;  to break;  to crack;  to dilute;  to fall below
 to turn up;  to make an appearance;  to put in an appearance;  to drop by
 instant;  moment;  (split) second;  (in a) flash;  (in the) blink of an eye
 yikes!;  eek!;  ook;  eek;  customer
 splendid;  magnificent;  utter (esp. defeat);  total; (arch.)  something worth seeing; (arch.)  sight
 body;  body blow (in boxing)
 change;  variation;  variety;  diversity;  inflection;  declension
 reaction;  recoil;  kick;  backlash
 gymnastics;  physical exercises;  artistic gymnastics;  gymnastics competition;  physical education (class);  PE
 player (of a sport);  athlete;  team member
 average;  medium;  mid-grade (item);  regular grade;  same level as;  equal to
 piece;  slice;  cloth;  sharpness;  agility;  counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
 floor;  stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player);  dining platform built across a river
 ten;  10;  ten years of age
 plump;  chubby;  voluptuous
 foot;  paw;  leg;  gait;  pace;  bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.)  money
 powerful;  strong;  forceful;  reassuring;  encouraging
 bump;  lump;  protuberance;  swelling
 first of all;  to begin with;  probably;  most likely;  more or less (satisfactory);  on the whole
 opposition;  resistance;  antagonism;  reverse;  opposite;  inverse
 to turn toward;  to look (up, down, etc.);  to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.);  to look out on;  to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.);  to be suited to