floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
material; substance; matter
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
maneuvering ground; manoeuvering ground
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
at a loss for words; stumped for words
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
suffix for familiar person
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
silence; stillness; quietness
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity