floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
restoration; repair; mending
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
middle of the night; dead of night
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
personal security; personal protection; provision of a bodyguard
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
it's not like; it isn't as if
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
night watch; night sentry
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
to let out a cry; to shout
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
fighting stance; fighting pose
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
particularly; only; in the case of
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine