stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
step; stride; counter for steps
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
near; close by; within reach; familiar
slatted shutter; louver door (window)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
six (long cylindrical things)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding