as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
walking briskly; determinedly
to be smeared; to be covered
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to remove; to move out of the way
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
place; situation; position; location
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
since when; from when; how long
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
long time (since the last time); first in a long time