floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
undressed concrete; unfaced concrete; (golf) driving range
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
panoramic view; bird's-eye view
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
richly colored; richly coloured
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
one or two; a few; small number
symbol; code; sign; notation
to join together; to combine; to join up
plural; multiple; several
one direction; unidirectional; non-interactive
astringency; constriction; collecting (e.g. opinions); putting together; extraction (of taxes); convergence (of light); convergence
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
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
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
no!; no no!; no, not at all
it's nothing; don't mention it; no thanks necessary
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
master; teacher; stable master
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
rivet; tack; thumbtack; drawing-pin; hobnail
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words