unfortunately; sorry, but ...
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to be embarrassed for a reply; to be at a loss for a reply
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
government management; state management
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
thereupon; shortly thereafter
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
forbidden move (sumo, shogi, go, etc.); prohibited move; foul
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
heavy snow; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
this and that; one thing or another
training range; training grounds; training area