dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
interior; inside; internal
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
(made of) stone; stone-built
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
timewise; temporal; chronal
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
apparently; appears to be
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
newly appointed; inaugural
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to rise; to erect; to get up
approximate age; age range
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
here and there; in places
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed
thick (esp. paper, cloth)