postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
possible; likely; probable
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
family; relatives; dependents; household
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
depends entirely on; depends above all on
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
to polish up; to shine up
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
disqualification; unfitness; noncompliance
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to make an onslaught (on); to close in (on)
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)